Dear Friend,
What does hope in God do for humanity?
Hope shines brightest when the hour is darkest.
Hope motivates when discouragement comes.
Hope energizes when the body is tired.
Hope sweetens while bitterness bites.
READ MOREDear Friend,
During World War I, a British commander was preparing to lead his soldiers back to battle.
They’d been on furlough, and it was a cold, rainy, muddy day.
Their shoulders sagged because they knew what lay ahead of them: mud, blood, possible death. Nobody talked, nobody sang.
READ MOREDear Friend,
A college ethics teacher gave the following situation to a class of students.
How would you advise a mother who was pregnant with her fifth child based on the following facts.
Her husband had syphilis.
READ MOREDear Friend,
In the 5th century AD, St. Augustine wrote about the "Four States of Man":
*The first state of man (the haec sunt prima) is "living according to the flesh -- with reason making no resistance." This can be seen in so many ancient cultures and religions (and unfortunately more than a few in our own time) with their human sacrifices, their idols, their pagan ceremonies, and even cannibalism.
READ MOREDear Friend,
I hope this week's "pastor's Pen" will give you a laugh.
A man has been lost and walking in the desert for about five days. One hot day--actually, they’re all hot--he comes to the home of a community of Irish missionary priests.
Tired and weak, he crawls up to the house and collapses on the doorstep. One of the priests takes him in and the community nurses him back to health.
READ MOREDear Friend,
Saint Theresa of Avila once said, ʺA growing Christian must have at his or her roots the life-giving waters of penitence.
The cultivation of a penitential spirit is absolutely essential to spiritual progress.
The lives of great saints teach us that self-distrust is vital to godliness.
READ MOREDear Friend,
Healing takes time, patience, and determination to persevere through the long process of healing.
It’s not easy, but it is the reality of the healing process.
A good friend recently told me his own experience with the healing process of his right knee. About two years ago he had a total right knee replacement.
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