The Least Practiced Greatest of the Commandments Of all the laws made by man there is not found one greater than the greatest commandment of God: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, thy whole soul, … Continue reading →
On the road to hell St. John Bosco walked along with his celestial guide when the saint noticed that boys were following him on the path that leads to the fires of hell. As he turned to observe these boys … Continue reading →
In the Details There he was on a scaffold upside-down painting the heavenly picture of God the Father creating man when a prelate came in to see how his work was progressing. The Cardinal saw the pains which Michaelangelo was … Continue reading →
“There will be no perfect justice in this world.” Thus spoke my philosophy professor, Fr. Ochio, and truer words could not be uttered when one considers the court system of the modern world. “Unless your justice abound more than that … Continue reading →
Let Down Your Nets You are to be fishers of men. You are not to catch men by pleasure, or by power, or by purchase; instead you are to catch men through the knowledge of eternity. This world is futile … Continue reading →
“Man where Art Thou?” The call of God is quite clear after man (Adam) had accepted the forbidden fruit from the one who was “bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh”. Yes, Eve was deceived and proceeded to … Continue reading →
Bonum est sui diffusivum. Goodness by nature diffuses itself. The Blessed Trinity is Goodness through and through and consequently will follow the philosophical principle we quoted. God seeks to diffuse Himself. The Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost in the … Continue reading →
The Spirit does not Accuse but rather Advocates. “If anyone loves Me he will keep my Word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and will make our abode with him.” (Jn. XIV. 23) A … Continue reading →
To Pray or not to Pray …This is the Question. “Ask and you shall receive that your joy may be made full.” (Jn. XVI. 24) Thus our Lord speaks so clearly to His Apostles that one can only wonder what … Continue reading →
The Father Sends the Son; the Son sends the Spirit of Truth. “Non progredi, regredi est” which means not to go forward is to go backward. The Father has established the plan that rules the world and in that plan … Continue reading →
A Little While, and You Shall See Me No Longer. Nobody expects a duck to produce a dog as an offspring nor a cat to produce an elephant. You and I both know that a dog makes other dogs and … Continue reading →
Why is it that people simply follow the leader? Archbishop Lefebvre commented that the “Superior informs the inferior.” When I was working with gangs in East Los Angeles and Richmond, California – the strategy was to identify the leader and … Continue reading →
Command rejected; Credibility denied; Commendation forgotten. Are you aware of the first command uttered by the Lord after He rose from the dead? Most are completely surprised to hear that Jesus after exposing His hands and feet breathe upon the … Continue reading →
Exultation before Desolation Caiaphas stated the obvious: “It is only right that one man should die in order that the whole nation might live.” The perfidious Jew never changes and always seeks the temporal while neglecting the eternal. They will … Continue reading →
Conflict and the Climax Which of you can convict Me of sin? Do we not say correctly that you are a Samaritan and have a devil? Our Lord answered quite clearly “I have no devil but I honor the Father … Continue reading →
Where can we find bread enough to feed these thousands? Jesus tested Philip and He is testing us now. Philip answered in human terms that not even 200 days wages would be enough to give these people a bite each. … Continue reading →
Can you spot it? Do you know the marks of the diabolical? Do you even know what “diabolical” means? If we were dealing with a social phenomenon we could see that only a place here and there would be affected … Continue reading →
Light begets Light. Darkness was descending upon the whole world and into this darkness came a light which was either to be accepted or rejected. This Light of the world brought sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, speech … Continue reading →
Pride hates to lose and the proudest of all God’s creations, Lucifer, is so bright and so exalted that he just cannot fathom a loss. Driven into the desert by the Holy Spirit, our Lord spent forty days and nights … Continue reading →
Sunday Reflection on Quinquagesima Blindness is not simply a physical state of being; we can also be blind to the spiritual realities that surround us day after day. Consider that Jesus is on His way to Jerusalem and He turns … Continue reading →
Sunday Reflection on Sexagesima Right now go to the window of your house or take a car trip around your city or visit a major mall and what do you notice about the general population? They are obese. They have … Continue reading →
“Da mihi animas coetera tolle,” was the quote that Dominic Savio found on the window looking into the office of St. John Bosco. When he entered he stated: “I see around here you deal in saving souls…will you help me … Continue reading →
There were six pots at the very entrance of the wedding feast and one by one the guests took some of the water for the purification of their hands and feet. After they did so they entered the marriage feast. … Continue reading →
Three’s a Crowd! The manifestation of the Light of the World brought three different and unique reactions. These reactions occur to this very day within the family called humanity. Each of these reactions determines a manner of living in the … Continue reading →
New Year’s and Sunday’s Reflection “They called Him, Jesus, the Name the angel gave Him before He was conceived.” God does not do anything without deep purpose and the choice of the Name of the Second Person of the Blessed … Continue reading →