Theme 2023 (Part 18) – Faith and Modernism
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL OUR THEME FOR 2023(Part 18) FAITH AND MODERNISM October 17, 2023 Today’s reading: Romans 1:16-25 Today the Church is infested with modernism, which is the heresy of all heresies. It is a great threat to authentic faith and in fact overturns it. Unless we are firm in faith, we can easily […]
A Time of Transition (Part 16) – Like the Family of Martha and Mary
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL A TIME OF TRANSITION (Part 16) LIKE THE FAMILY OF MARTHA AND MARY October 10, 2023 Today’s gospel: Luke 10:38-42 Aside from the Holy Family, a renowned family in the Bible is that of Martha, Mary and Lazarus. They were intimate friends of Jesus, and he visited and dined with […]
The Way Forward in Christ (Part 220) – Rebuilding the Vineyard
FROM THE SERVANT GENERALTHE WAY FORWARD IN CHRIST(Part 220) REBUILDING THE VINEYARD October 8, 2023Readings: Isaiah 5:1-7Psalm 80:9,12-16,19-20Philippians 4:6-9Matthew 21:33-43 God planted the vine that is Israel. “He expected fair judgment but found injustice; uprightness but found cries of distress.” (Is 5:7). Such is the case with Christian nations today. In Europe and the Americas. In Australia, […]
Theme 2024 (Part 2) – Glory Be
FROM THE SERVANT GENERALOUR THEME FOR 2024PART 2OCTOBER 8, 2023 GLORY BE We end all our various prayers with the Glory Be (also known as a Doxology). This is done for personal prayers, the decades of the Rosary, worship, pray-overs, Praisefests, community events, etc. We say, “Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, […]
On Mary (Part 27) – Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL ON MARY(Part 27) OUR LADY OF THE MOST HOLY ROSARY Feast of Our Lady of the RosaryOctober 7, 2023 Today, for us in MFC, we observe the International Day of Consecration to our Lady of the Holy Rosary. We are consecrated to our Mother Mary as God’s holy warriors. We […]
Theme 2024 – Unchanging God
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL The past few decades have seen the emergence and rapid rise of cultural changes in society and the world that have impacted greatly on the lives of peoples and nations. Most of these changes are ideologies that are opposed to the Christian faith, and in fact have contributed to the decline […]
Modernism (Part 62) – The New World Order
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL MODERNISM(Part 62) BACK TO BASICS February 19, 2023 Today’s readings: Leviticus 19:1-2,17-18Psalm 103:1-4,8,10,12-131 Corinthians 3:16-23Matthew 5:38-48 Today’s readings provide much input on the life and mission of Christians in the world. Unfortunately, most of these are no longer happening. This is especially the case with the onslaught of modernism in the world […]
Modernism (Part 61) – The New World Order
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL MODERNISM(Part 61) THE NEW WORLD ORDER February 17, 2023Today’s readings: Genesis 11:1-9Psalm 33:10-15Mark 8:34-9:1 Modernism at its core is looking to the well-being of man but at the sacrifice of the righteousness of God. In its fullest expression, it is looking to man as god. It is total dependence on man, with […]
Modernism (Part 60) – Failing to See or Understand
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL MODERNISM(Part 60) FAILING TO SEE OR UNDERSTAND February 14, 2023Today’s reading: Mark 8:14-21 Today’s gospel points out more things to us about modernism. Jesus reminded his disciples of the two times he multiplied the loaves and fishes (v.18b-20). Liberals and modernists in the Church say there was no miraculous multiplication, but rather […]