by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“#Jesus went up the mountain and summoned those whom He wanted
and they came to Him.
He appointed Twelve, whom He also named #Apostles,
that they might be with Him
and He might send them forth to preach
and to have authority to drive out demons …”
“A former employee of the controversial Survivors’ Network of those Abused by Priests has filed a lawsuit claiming wrongful termination for challenging the organization’s misbehavior, including alleged kickbacks from attorneys who were suing the Church on behalf of sexual abuse victims. In the lawsuit, Gretchen Rachel Hammond, a past development director of SNAP, claimed to have been fired after coming to learn ‘SNAP does not focus on protecting or helping survivors – it exploits them.’ …”
“The Vatican has invited Dr. Paul Ehrlich, the undisputed father of the modern, pro-abortion population control movement to present a paper at an upcoming Vatican-run conference. … The Stanford biologist champions sex-selective abortion as well as mass forced sterilization as legitimate methods to curb population growth. Ehrlich has also openly defended forced abortion for population control, writing that ‘compulsory population-control laws, even including laws requiring compulsory abortion, could be sustained under the existing Constitution if the population crisis became sufficiently severe to endanger the society.’ …”
“… Fr. Oko continued the theme, citing shocking numbers: As many as 10 percent of the clergy worldwide are homosexual, according to his estimate, going up to a stunning 50 percent in Rome.
In spite of claims that the sex abuse scandals and homosexual infiltration are largely a thing of the past, Fr. Oko’s commentary reveals this remains a grave problem that afflicts the Church — largely perpetuated by the fact that few in the Church are willing to admit the problem exists ….”
“… Referring to the Gospel reading of the day, Pope Francis said Jesus came to destroy the influence of evil on our hearts. …”
Catholic TV Mass for the Thursday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time, Jan. 19, 2016, from Catholic TV in Boston. [Click here for Mass Readings]
“… He told His Disciples to have a boat ready for Him because of the crowd,
so that they would not crush Him.
He had cured many … those who had diseases
were pressing upon Him to touch Him.
… whenever unclean spirits saw Him they would fall down before Him
and shout, ‘You are the Son of God.’
He warned them sternly not to make Him known.”
“#Jesus entered the synagogue.
There was a man there who had a withered hand.
They watched Jesus closely
to see if he would cure him on the sabbath ….”
“As #Jesus was passing through a field of grain on the Sabbath,
His Disciples began to make a path while picking the heads of grain.
… He said ….
‘The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath.
That is why the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.'”
“… People came to Jesus and objected,
‘Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast,
but Your Disciples do not fast?’
Jesus answered …
‘Can the wedding guests fast while the Bridegroom is with them? …”
… no one pours new wine into old wineskins.
…Rather, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins.'”