Monthly Archives: April 2018

Dispatches from Fr. Charitas Monday, April 9, 2018 Christ warned His disciples and we who follow in their footstep. “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted … Continue reading →

CHRIST AND THE POOR Monday, April 9, 2018 Who are the poor and why was Christ so concerned about them? “The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all. Looking up at … Continue reading →

Dispatches from Fr. Charitas Sunday, April 8, 2018 Some are called to Apologetics, the defense of the Faith. I am not. I am called to Missions, the expansion of the Faith. Apologetics, in my view, defend the fortress of former … Continue reading →

Saturday, April 7, 2018 TO BE IN THE MINORITY As a missionary into this land of jaded hills, I am among people who are much like me, yet somewhat different from me. When one is sent into a culture different … Continue reading →

Saturday, April 7, 2018 If indeed we are called to carry on with the mission of Christ, what would that mission be? “The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to … Continue reading →

Friday, April 6, 2018 So much of the work of evangelism is the matter of translation. All my life i have read the scriptures, not in Aramaic, or Hebrew, or Greek, or Latin, but in English, at first in the … Continue reading →

Friday, April 6, 2018 Why is it that that some extremes of Christianity seem to become so un-Christ-like? “Lovingkindness and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Truth springs from the earth and righteousness looks down … Continue reading →

Thursday, April 5, 2018 “Nevermore!” declares the raven of Edgar Allen Poe, “Nevermore!” At this stage of my spiritual maturity, I say to certain distortions of the Gospel, “Nevermore!”  Much in the manner of a recovering alcoholic or a recovering … Continue reading →