Modernism (Part 35) – The Gospel of Jesus
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL MODERNISM(Part 35) THE GOSPEL OF JESUS January 3, 2022 Today’s readings:1 John 3:22-4:6Psalm 2:7-11Matthew 4:12-17, 23-25 Today “many false prophets have gone out into the world” (1 Jn 4:1b), and “the spirit of the antichrist …. is already in the world.” (1 Jn 4:3b). Tragically, modernism, by which the focus is […]
Modernism (Part 34) – Papal Teachings
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL MODERNISM(Part 34) PAPAL TEACHINGS December 18, 2021 Popes, as seen in the history of our Church, can be in error. Today there are more errors in the teachings of hierarchs, as modernism has swept into our Church. What are the teachings of St John Paul II and St Paul VI, which […]
Modernism (Part 33) – The Role of the Messiah
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL MODERNISM(Part 33) THE ROLE OF THE MESSIAH December 15, 2021Today’s reading: Isaiah 45:6c-8,18,21c-25Psalm 85:9-14Luke 7:18b-23 Jesus came to heal the sick but brought the greatest healing, which is salvation. Jesus looked to the material and emotional needs of humankind, but satisfied the greatest need of man, that is God. The error […]
Modernism (Part 32) – The Role of Mary
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL MODERNISM(Part 32) THE ROLE OF MARY Feast of the Immaculate ConceptionDecember 8, 2021Today’s reading: Genesis 3:9-15,20 We understand modernism to mean the embrace of the culture of the age, which, in a world dominated by the evil one, is contrary to God’s ways. In a certain sense, modernism was there at […]
Modernism (Part 23) – The Day of the Son of Man
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL MODERNISM(Part 23) THE DAY OF THE SON OF MAN November 12, 2021 Today’s readings:Wisdom 13:1-9Psalm 19:2-5Luke 17:26-37 We know Jesus will return, at the end of time. And those days will be like the days of Noah and Sodom, when everything will be destroyed (Lk 17:26,28a). The destruction will not be […]
Modernism (Part 22) – The Wisdom of God
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL MODERNISM(Part 22) THE WISDOM OF GOD November 11, 2021 Today’s readings:Wisdom 7:22-8:1Psalm 119:89-91,130,135,175Luke 17:20-25 Modernists are striving to build a man-made utopia. Be social justice warriors, help the poor, heal the environment, welcome and embrace the oppressed and marginalized. Sounds really good. But based on man’s wisdom and strength, it will […]
Modernism (Part 21) – Seek God’s and Not Man’s Wisdom
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL MODERNISM(Part 21) SEEK GOD’S AND NOT MAN’S WISDOM November 10, 2021 Today’s readings:Wisdom 6:1-11Psalm 82:3-7Luke 17:11-19 God loves the poor. Per today’s psalm, He rebukes subordinate “gods” to whom oversight of countries has been given. “Defend the lowly and fatherless; render justice to the afflicted and needy. Rescue the lowly and […]
Modernism (Part 20) – Cleansing the Temple
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL MODERNISM(Part 20) CLEANSING THE TEMPLE November 9, 202Today’s gospel: John 2:13-22 Jesus went to the Temple, found sellers of animals for sacrifice and moneychangers, and drove them out violently, using a whip of cords and overturning their tables (v.14-15). But these people were doing an important service. Sellers of animals made […]
Modernism (Part 19) – Repentance and Forgiveness
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL MODERNISM(Part 19) REPENTANCE AND FORGIVENESS November 8, 2021 Today’s reading:Wisdom 1:1-7Psalm 139:1-10Luke 17:1-6 Paul gives clear instructions about dealing with sin. “If your brother sins, rebuke him” (Lk 17:3b). This is what modernists in the Church fail to do. Their brethren in Christ are into mortal sin (such as abortion and […]