Thought For The Day (Part 95) – Of Pharisees and Publicans
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY(Part 95) OF PHARISEES AND PUBLICANS March 13, 2021 Today’s gospel:Luke 18:9-14 “Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector.” (v.10). Jesus pronounced judgment on them: “I tell you, the latter went home justified, not […]
Thought for the Day (Part 94) – MODERNISM
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY(Part 94) MODERNISM March 7, 2021 Today’s readings:Exodus 20:1-17Psalm 19:8-111 Corinthians 1:22-25John 2:13-25 The great threat to Judeo-Christian truth and culture today, even within our Church, is Modernism. It is desecrating the Temple of God in favor of the temple of man. It is looking to the well-being […]
Thought for the Day (Part 91), Contrasts in Christ – 2
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY(Part 91) CONTRASTS IN CHRIST – 2 January 16, 2021 Today’s readings:Hebrews 4:12-16Psalm 19:8-15Mark 2:13-17 Today’s readings point to some contrasts that impact on the Christian life. First, there are the Pharisees and the tax collectors. The Pharisees are strict adherents to the law but are self-righteous. The […]
TfD (Part 87), – Contrasts in Christ
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY(Part 87) CONTRASTS IN CHRIST November 12, 2020 Today’s readings: Philemon 7-20Psalm 146:7-10Luke 17:20-25 As we live the Christian life, we encounter a lot of contrasts, and we need to see how God is acting in the world, and we need to discern how to respond accordingly. First, […]
A Perspective on COVID-19 (Part 36) – Righteousness and Justice
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL A PERSPECTIVE ON COVID-19(Part 36) RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE July 1, 2020 Today’s readings:Amos 5:14-24Psalm 50:7-17Matthew 8:28-34 “Then call on me on the day of distress;I will rescue you, and you shall honor me.” Psalm 50:15 We are living in a time of great distress, due to COVID-19, that has totally disrupted […]
A Perspective on COVID-19 (Part 35) – No Longer Afraid
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL A PERSPECTIVE ON COVID-19(Part 35) NO LONGER AFRAID June 30, 2020 Today’s readings:Amos 3:1-8, 4:11-12Psalm 5:5-9Matthew 8:23-27 “Attend to the sound of my cry,my King and my God! Psalm 5:3a After four months, we are still suffering under the pandemic of COVID-19. We hopefully are praying even more intently for relief […]
Holy Warriors (Part 69) – Peter and Paul
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL HOLY WARRIORS(Part 69) PETER AND PAUL Solemnity of Sts Peter and Paul June 29, 2020 Today’s readings:Acts 12:1-11Psalm 34:2-92 Timothy 4:6-18Matthew 16:13-19 “blessed is the stalwart one who takes refuge in him.” Psalm 34:9b Today we celebrate the feast of two holy warriors, the two pillars of the early Church, Peter […]
Our Theme for 2020 (Part 56) – Built on Rock – 2
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL OUR THEME FOR 2020(Part 56) BUILT ON ROCK – 2 June 25, 2020 Today’s readings:2 Kings 24:8-17Psalm 79:1-9Matthew 7:21-29 We are in our anniversary week. We are celebrating our 39th year. As I said in our podcast yesterday1, we have now entered the 4th stage of God’s dealings with us, starting […]
Our Theme for 2020 (Part 55) – Called for Holiness – 2
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL OUR THEME FOR 2020(Part 55) CALLED TO HOLINESS – 2 June 16, 2020 Today’s gospel: Matthew 5:43-48 Being built on Rock is the way to holiness. Holiness is God’s call to us. It is to be set apart. It is to be in the world but not of the world. It […]