Liturgical Year

Church vs Occult Connectivity

DVRodriguez2019-11-18T05:26:56-05:00

There is lots of talk about how everything in the world is 'interconnected.' As with so many things, there is a good and true connectivity and also an evil and deceptive connectivity. Through His One Holy Catholic Church, God does establish a universal connectivity, which goes even beyond this world. His connections are ordered, based upon grace, and are imminently vertical. The Church's one Faith, one Priesthood, and Sacraments establish and maintain this connection. The devil's interconnections are horizontal, based on earthly things (e.g. environmentalism, animism, false brotherhood). God's is like a ladder; the devil's is like a spider’s web. The [...]

Church vs Occult ConnectivityDVRodriguez2019-11-18T05:26:56-05:00

Enslavement is Inescapable

DVRodriguez2019-11-14T16:54:26-05:00

Slavery is inescapable! You can however chose your master. Yet there really are only two choices: the dreary slavery of the devil or the sweet yoke of Christ. Heaven or hell. The saints see infallible dogmas as golden chains that bind the mind to the One Truth, God. The damned are held fast by only one principle, 'Do what you will.' The saints are yoked by a holy routine of prayer, penance, fasting, study and duty. The damned are imprisoned by the routine of habitual sin and regular indulgence. If you pick Christ as your King and allow Him to draw [...]

Enslavement is InescapableDVRodriguez2019-11-14T16:54:26-05:00

Forgiving Enemies to Free Poor Souls

DVRodriguez2019-11-14T06:30:31-05:00

We can help the poor souls in Purgatory by our seeking to be reconciled with those who have offended us here on earth. St. Teresa of Jesus liked to forgive her enemies because she would then turn to God and ask Him to fulfill His promise to forgive her all her faults. A powerful example comes from the life of St. Gerard Majella, reputed for his pace-making ability. Through him God shows that our forgiveness can even cancel the debts of the poor souls. This is yet another reason not to let enmity simmer or desire revenge, but to seek a [...]

Forgiving Enemies to Free Poor SoulsDVRodriguez2019-11-14T06:30:31-05:00

Strive for the Eternal not the Perishable

DVRodriguez2019-11-14T06:11:18-05:00

We belong to God. Thus, we must do our very best to fulfill His holy will and our primary focus has to be on the world to come. During November, Holy Mother Church focuses us on the world to come in a more intense manner. She turns our attention to the saints and poor souls in Purgatory, reminding us that the Church is much more than those here on earth. On the other hand, a common trait shared by the three enemies of our soul's salvation is 'the insatiable craving for things perishable with complete forgetfulness of things eternal.' The more one learns [...]

Strive for the Eternal not the PerishableDVRodriguez2019-11-14T06:11:18-05:00

Live in Union with the Immaculate Conception

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Live in Union with the Immaculate Conceptionwpengine2025-02-05T11:10:20-05:00

A Name of Love

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A Name of Lovewpengine2024-01-02T10:33:40-05:00

Behold the Manger

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Behold the Mangerwpengine2024-01-11T18:37:57-05:00

Holy Name of Jesus

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Holy Name of Jesuswpengine2024-01-02T10:36:46-05:00

Epiphany a great Christmas Feast

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Epiphany continues the great Mystery of Christmas. Angels announced the Birth of Christ to shepherds; now God Himself announces His Son to the whole world. This feast is a great manifestation of Christ’s divinity and glory. This is a special time when Holy Mother Church calls us all to contemplate both the mystical significance of the Three Kings’ gifts and the true meaning of Christmas.

Epiphany a great Christmas Feastwpengine2024-01-02T08:58:35-05:00

Marriage Family The Final Battle

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Our Lord’s Incarnation brought into being the holiest of families. His becoming man can never be separated from marriage and the family, which His birth and infancy have made sacred. In fact, marriage and family exists to bring Jesus Christ to life in souls! Your marriage and family must be serving that purpose. Yet we are living in a time when there are the most horrific and diabolical attacks against marriage, life and the family. It has been prophesied that the final battle between Christ and the devil will be over marriage and the family. It is the decisive issue. A [...]

Marriage Family The Final Battlewpengine2024-01-11T18:37:52-05:00