Euthanasia – merciless killing with “mercy” 2

Euthanasia – merciless killing with “mercy” 2
Among many of their euphemistic language juggles, the advocates of euthanasia pester about the human “right” to choose when and how to die. If someone – God forbid – has suicidal thoughts, if he or she refused God’s merciful hand, or blasphemed the Holy Spirit, they can just go where the demons are taking them. ...

Euthanasia – merciless killing with “mercy” 1

Euthanasia – merciless killing with “mercy” 1
Immediately before his earthly death, when asked by his disciples what the sign of His coming and of the end of the age will be (Matthew 24:3), the Lord, among other signs, announced the wars and rumours of wars. “For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines, and ...

Imminent future is even worse for Christians

Imminent future is even worse for Christians
Christians are the most persecuted people in the world by reason of their faith. The numbers are astronomical: 245 million. One in nine Christians is persecuted. In the first half of this year, 2019, 4136 Christians were killed worldwide; each month 345; and every single day 11 Christians, on average, die for their faith. On ...

On generosity

On generosity
Luke 16:19:31 I remember about the boy who was almost burned to death in a fire. By a divine miracle and through superhuman efforts of medical experts, he remains alive today. He is, of course, far from healthy, and it is certain that he will never be healthy again. The poor soul will live with ...

By grace you have been saved

By grace you have been saved
(Eph. 2 : 4–10) “By grace you have been saved,” (Eph. 2:5) says St. Paul, and then repeats it again (Eph. 2:8), just in case any one of us might think, in our feeble-mindedness that we can contribute to our salvation by our weak efforts. “Without me you can do nothing,” said the Lord (Jn. ...

Who is my neighbour

Who is my neighbour
A certain lawyer asked the Lord, “Who is my neighbour?” St. Luke tells us that this lawyer knew the law very well but that he did not understand them. With His irrefutable logic Christ brought this man to the realization that his neighbour was any man. Not just a person that was close to him, ...

And there will be famines and pestilences

And there will be famines and pestilences
We find this phrase in chapter 24 of the Gospel of Matthew, in which God describes in more detail what will happen to the human race. We should read these words more often because they can provide the explanation for the events that we see, but we cannot find their true meaning. I often think ...

But you be watchful in all things

But you be watchful in all things
(2 Tim. 4 : 5–8) “But you be watchful in all things” writes St. Paul to his disciple Timothy (2 Tim. 4:5). As valuable advice it is for Timothy, it is even more so for us. If we would only adhere to this advice, we would be spared many troubles, pangs of conscience and subsequent ...

We are called to do warfare against the evil one

We are called to do warfare against the evil one
We are called to do warfare against the veil one The truth of the gospel is tart and bitter, but it is a necessary truth: the devil exists, so do evil spirits and they are all very powerful and cunning. This is something that, while living a life of prayer, we must count on. Our ...

The meaning of Christian suffering

The meaning of Christian suffering
“The persecution and genocide of Christians across the world is worse today “than at any time in history,” and Western governments are failing to stop it, a report from a Catholic organization said. The study by Aid to the Church in Need said the treatment of Christians has worsened substantially in the past two years compared with the two ...