Category Archives: Nezaradené

  Dear brothers and sisters, we celebrate the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The birth of the Mother of God, the birth of the Mother of Jesus Christ, the birth also of our spiritual Mother, the … Continue reading →

Anicius Manlius Torquatus Severinus Boethius, a Roman senator and Christian theologian and philosopher of the sixth century, said: “Love itself is a higher law.” When the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees place the letter of the law above … Continue reading →

Introduction Conflict is not an interruption of Christian community; it is the context in which Christian love is proven. Matthew 18:15–20 gives us one of Jesus’ most practical and challenging teachings about life together. It is not merely a protocol … Continue reading →

On September 5, 1997, the world watched a tiny Albanian nun buried with honors usually reserved for presidents and kings. She was 4 foot 11 inches tall, weighed almost nothing, had no property, no organization in the worldly sense — … Continue reading →

Why don’t your disciples fast? Text: Luke 5:33-39 And now the religious people come with what sounds like a pious question, but is really an accusation: “Why don’t your disciples fast?” In first-century Judaism, fasting was serious. The Pharisees fasted … Continue reading →

Sermon on Religious Vocations “The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few.” (Mt 9:37) Dear brothers and sisters, Jesus once looked at the crowds who came to Him and saw something deeper than simply a large number of people. … Continue reading →

  In the time of Jesus’ life, a Roman centurion had a magnificent synagogue built in Capernaum. Its white marble blocks were one and a half meters thick. It was the same centurion whose gravely ill servant Jesus healed from … Continue reading →

  We have a number of such ideals—what a man, a woman, a husband, a wife, a father, a mother, a priest, and so on should be like. Such ideals are often presented to us, or we present them to … Continue reading →

Suggested Readings:** * Genesis 1:26-31 and 2:15 – “The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it.” * Psalm 104:24-30 – “O Lord, how manifold are your works! In … Continue reading →

We have touched several times in our catecheses on the topic of our cooperation with God. We speak about spiritual growth and strive to move something forward in our lives. But what is the point? After all, the one who … Continue reading →