by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“… ‘Everyone who listens to these Words of Mine and acts on them
will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.
The rain fell, the floods came,
and the winds blew and buffeted the house.
But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock. …'”
“As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers,
Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew,
casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen.
He said to them,
‘Come after Me, and I will make you fishers of men.’
At once they left their nets and followed Him. …”
“Advent is a season of very special graces! It is time of waiting, hope and joy. Waiting—for the Birth of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; Hope—because Jesus came to save us; finally Joy — because Jesus’ birth, Life and Resurrection is a promise of Eternal Life for those who obey His Commandments and love Him. …”
“#Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said,
‘I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
for although you have hidden these things
from the wise and the learned
you have revealed them to the childlike.
Yes, Father, such has been Your Gracious Will.
All things have been handed over to me by my Father.
No one knows who the Son is except the Father,
and who the Father is except the Son
and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.’ …”
“The season of Advent is a reminder to us to open our horizons and have concern for more than just material things, the Pope said Sunday during his Angelus address. Advent is an invitation ‘to sobriety, to not be dominated by the things of this world, to material reality, but rather to govern them,’ Pope Francis said Nov. 27 in St. Peter’s Square. ‘If, on the contrary, we are conditioned and overpowered by them, it is not possible to perceive that which is much more important: our final encounter with the Lord: and this is important. That, that encounter.’ …”
“… The centurion said in reply, ‘Lord, I am not worthy to have You enter under my roof;
only say the word and my servant will be healed. For I too am a man subject to authority,
with soldiers subject to me. And I say to one, “Go,” and he goes; and to another, “Come here,” and he comes; and to my slave, “Do this,” and he does it.’ When #Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, ‘Amen, I say to you, in no one in Israel have I found such faith. ….'”
“… that the #exorcist is a man of #God is actually far more important than the language of the rite used … ‘There are many who claim that #Latin is the most powerful language for #exorcisms’ …”
“… the real work of applying our #Catholic #faith to building a culture of life happens between our trips to the voting booth. …”
“… Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come. Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour of night when the thief was coming,
he would have stayed awake and not let his house be broken into. So too, you also must be prepared,for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.'”
“… ‘Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy
from carousing and drunkenness
and the anxieties of daily life,
and that day catch you by surprise like a trap.
For that day will assault everyone
who lives on the face of the earth.
Be vigilant at all times
and pray that you have the strength
to escape the tribulations that are imminent
and to stand before the Son of Man.'”