Tagged: word of god

APOSTLES OF TRUTH

Jesus “went out to the mountain to pray, spending the night in communion with God. At daybreak He called His disciples and selected twelve of them to be His apostles.” –Luke 6:12-13 Mass Readings: October 28 First: Ephesians 2:19-22; Resp: Psalm 19:2-5; Gospel: Luke 6:12-16 How do we know which books are in the Bible? The Church has been given the authority to say which books are in the Bible. How do we know which church is the true Church? The Church which can trace its origins back to the apostles is the true Church because Jesus founded the Church...

DON’T BUDGE

“Put on the armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm.” –Ephesians 6:11 Mass Readings: October 27 First: Ephesians 6:10-20; Resp: Psalm 144:1-2,9-10; Gospel: Luke 13:31-35 Christians put on the armor of God so that we “may be able to stand firm against the tactics of the devil” (Eph 6:11). Our goal in battle is to hold our ground and stand fast (Eph 6:13-14). The devil’s goal in battle is to get us to move, to manipulate us. If we are in the right place at the right time, we are anointed with the power of...

WORK IT OUT

“Slaves, obey your human masters with the reverence, the awe, and the sincerity you owe to Christ.” –Ephesians 6:5 Mass Readings: October 26 First: Ephesians 6:1-9; Resp: Psalm 145:10-14; Gospel: Luke 13:22-30 When the Bible uses the word “slave,” it means “employee” according to our language. God’s Word commands us to obey our bosses with the reverence, awe, and sincerity we owe to Christ. This applies even to unreasonable employers. “You household slaves, obey your masters with all deference, not only the good and reasonable ones but even those who are harsh. When a man can suffer injustice and endure...

VOCATION SHORTAGE

“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church. He gave Himself up for her.” –Ephesians 5:25 Mass Readings: October 25 First: Ephesians 5:21-33;Resp: Psalm 128:1-5; Gospel: Luke 13:18-21 Much attention and prayer is devoted to the priest shortage in the Church. The Church in her wisdom has resisted watering down the requirements for the priesthood. A vocation crisis also exists in Christian marriage. In the USA, the very definition of marriage as the union between one man and one woman (Catechism, 1660) is under attack. Half of Catholic marriages end in divorce, while many couples who have not divorced...

THE SLIDE RULES?

“Make no mistake about this: no fornicator, no unclean or lustful person – in effect an idolater – has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.” –Ephesians 5:5 Mass Readings: October 24 First: Ephesians 4:32–5:8; Resp: Psalm 1:1-4,6; Gospel: Luke 13:10-17 Years ago before there were electronic calculators, there were slide rules by which certain types of computations could be easily made. Today, possibly more than ever, we have a different kind of slide rule. Many people have let rules, laws, standards, convictions, and commandments slide. For example, Jesus told us to gouge out our eyes if...