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Not to please ourselves

Jul

17

2017

(Rom. 15: 1–7) Holy Apostle Paul instructs us to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves (Rom. 15:1). It would be edifying for each one you to reflect deeply on chapters 14 and 15 of the epistle of St. Paul to the Romans, because in it you will find an entire ...

Bearing his reproach

Jul

1

2017

Heb. 13 : 7–16 The reading of St. Paul’s epistle to the Hebrews, chapter 13, verses 7 to 16, demands from us today a deeper understanding. There are three thoughts of St. Paul which came to my attention and led me to reflect on them. I would like to share my thoughts on this subject ...

Whoever confesses me before men, him I will also confess before my Father

Jun

18

2017

Matthew 10:32-33, 37-38, 19:27-30 “Whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My father who is in heaven.” (Matthew 10:32-33) says our Lord. This warning that Christ uttered does not have the same weight ...

Pure words, the silver in the fire clean from the dirt

Jun

2

2017

In the last thirty years, I have reacted to the challenges of the media only a few times. I realized, in time- I believe, that the effort was useless since the medias exist and act upon their own logic, which I do not wish to discuss at this time. And for this same reason I ...

Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them

May

21

2017

Troubles from all around us. But the worse are the ones that come unexpected. My daughter already called me few times to complain of amazing things which are happening to her in the land of Serbia. But before I tell you of the amazing things that my daughter is complaining about, I must tell you ...

If the priest is sinful, his prayer is not

May

6

2017

In the Acts of the Holy Apostles, 9: 32–42, the author bears witness to two touching events of which the holy Apostle Peter is the hero. We will see how St. Peter acknowledges that the real hero of these miraculous events is the Lord. In the first event St. Peter met a man by the ...

Seven men of good reputation full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom

Apr

21

2017

The first verses of the sixth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles are a beautiful testimony of the growth and development of the early Church. They offer valuable advice for the order of things within the Church. Most of the problems in our Church that relate to the Church are caused by our ignorance, ...

Rejoice in the Lord always

Apr

7

2017

Phil. 4: 4 “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!” (Phil. 4:4) exclaims St. Paul joyfully and adds: “Be anxious for nothing (Phil 4:6). And I, all tensed up because of many worldly cares and constant uncertainty, think: how can we rejoice, O good Apostle, when there seems to be so little ...

After he had patiently endured, Abraham obtained the promise

Mar

24

2017

(Heb. 6 : 13 – 20) The Church always encourages us not to lose our strength and fall away and puts before us the example of Abraham, a courageous and persevering man of God, whose faith in One God was undefiled to the end of his life. We, the Christians living in an anti-Christian era, ...

I am the good shepherd

Mar

12

2017

John 10:9-16 Holy Gospel inspires us to reflect on the Church and those that serve her – the clergy. The Church is dynamic; there is always something going on in the Church. We believe that the sum total of all these happenings within the Church brings her forward so that one day, she will be ...