Monthly Archives: May 2018
THE MEANS AND THE ENDS
DAILY DEVOTIONAL Wednesday, May 16, 2018 What does it mean that we will reap what we sow? Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. – Galatians 6:7 In the eyes … Continue reading
Dare We Live in Heavenly Ways
Dispatches from Fr. Charitas Tuesday, May 15, 2018 The world is filled with opinions, but I think opinions are overrated. The world is filled with arguments for and arguments against … but again, I do not think they are as … Continue reading
THE CONTEMPLATION/COMPASSION CYCLE
DAILY DEVOTIONAL Tuesday, May 15, 2018 Why do some Christians seem so unloving? Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. Blind … Continue reading
Chaos Theology
Dispatches from Fr. Charitas Monday, May 14, 2018 I have been reading about the field of mechanics and mathematics known as Chaos Theory. I probably thinking that you may not be so interested in such matters as I am, but … Continue reading
WEEP FOR JERUSALEM
DAILY DEVOTIONAL Monday, May 14, 2018 Why did Christ weep at the walls of Jerusalem? “And when Christ drew near and saw the city of Jerusalem, He wept over it, saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this … Continue reading
Enter Into This Merciful Realm
DAILY DEVOTIONAL Sunday, May 13, 2018 Why does this world seem so filled with vengeance and aggression? God blesses those people who are merciful. They will be treated with mercy! – Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful for they shall … Continue reading
A MATTER OF WELLS
Daily Devotional Saturday, May 12, 2018 Does personal morality matter in a person in a leadership position? Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or … Continue reading
Demons of a Very Common Kind
Dispatches from Fr. Charitas de la Cruz May 11, 2018 What is a “demon”? I do not think they are much like those portrayed in The Exorcist or any of those films of that genre. I am skeptical that those … Continue reading
THE RADIANT LIFE
DAILY DEVOTIONAL May 11, 2018 Why does the world seem lost in the Darkness? After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he … Continue reading
A LEMON-YELLOW BUTTERFLY
Dispatches from Fr. Charitas May 10, 2018 A lemon-yellow butterfly has come to visit me, sitting oh so properly on a bouquet of tiny, red flowers. A trace of a breeze is stirring, and that stirring moves the branch ever … Continue reading