In the Old Testament, God reveals, through the prophets, that His plan of salvation for human beings includes saving, first of all, the people of Israel, and, secondly, the Gentiles. For this reason, the prophets begin preaching this message to Israel and only later offer the same message to the Gentiles. In this sense, in …
AS THE PERFECT IMAGE OF THE FATHER, JESUS LOVES YOUR SON PERFECTLY Dear friends, if you have a son, particularly a prodigal or lost son, who has a homosexual orientation, remember that God loves him. As the Evangelist, St. John, proclaims, “God is Love.” This Love, God Himself, is revealed in the person the Son …
Dear friends, in the Old Testament God often reveals Himself to His people, including the prophets, through theophanies in creation. The word, theophany, is a term that means that God is revealing Himself supernaturally by appearing to others indirectly through the sensible signs or features of material creation. These standard signs or features of theophanies, …
GOD’S PARTICULAR JUDGMENT As all of you may already know by now, the Roman Catholic Church lost a beloved priest, Fr. Mark Beard, recently. As a human being, Fr. Mark knew that he would die someday. On that day, he knew, in faith, that he would, finally, stand before the judgment seat of God to …