"Faith, Hope and Charity"

"Faith," Regardless of how much an "Aethiest" Proclaims thier disbelief in God, they do, in reality, place thier "Faith" in many "things." It's just God with Whom they have a problem, for they will Demand that one Must Believe in "thier" Ideological forms of governance that have in Every Instance, not only FAILED, but have been Detrimental to the Progression of Mankind, usually ending up with the Deaths of Millions who dissagree with them. Yet they still Believe Blindly.

"True" FAITH has It's Value Only when Placed in The One True God, and, if Lived in The Love of Christ, has Always sought to Better Mankind, bringing to the World, Peace, Mercy, Authentic Virtue and True Dignity to The Personhood and Progression of Mankind.

Although, there have been those of "ill will," throughout history, who have infiltrated The Church in order to "Secularize" Her Teachings, thus Perverting Her Doctrine and twisting the very Words of Christ in order to achieve thier own agenda. For this, during The 2,000 year jubilee of The Church, Pope Saint John Paul was the "Only" Christian and Religious Leader in History to Apologize for the sins committed against others by those within The Church.

This Humble Act, began a healing process, that should be an Example for all Christianity to follow. Faith in Christ, through our Holy Mother The Church, isn't Blind, but rather Because of "What" we Believe, our Faith must move each one of us to, not only recognize our Failings and seek Forgiveness, but to Generously bestow it upon others as well.

"Hope," The Steadfast Trust in Divinely Revealed Truth, should fill one with Anticipation for The Things to Come. Realizing that our lives upon this earth, though finite, are now Intrinsically, through Baptism, united to the Infinite God of Love. Therefore, our time here is merely The Beginning, and "How" we live out our days here, will Determine How we spend Eternity.

"Charity," which is The Only Theological Virtue that will Continue Into Eternity, is the Standard by which all Christians Must Live. For Jesus makes it very clear by saying;

"By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."

Truly, Love IS Everything, but one must be careful not mingle the false loves that focus on the "Me, Myself and I,"

Often referred to as "THE EGOTISTICAL TRINITY," which, without Faith and Hope, are continuously at War with Divine Love.

To Pursue in our lives The Incarnation of these Three Virtues, is to, in Reality, Strive to "Become" Christ to The World, which is The Very Vocation of Those Who Truly Believe in Him.

God Bless You.

"Walk Humbly "With" your God"

Not a Command, but an "Invitation," to Practice The Very "Humility" of God Himself. And All those who are, Not of God, will be consumed by thier own Hubris, which will be thier very Downfall, as it has been said; "Pride, goeth before the Fall."

Imagine if you will, a Loving and Affectionate "Father" God, Who, Rather than "Forcing" His Creation to Worship and Adore Him, as do the False gods of man's making, Offered His Only Begotten Son to Take upon Himself our Humanity, and after Becoming ONE with us, Humbly took Persecution, Beatings and even Death on a Cross, not only to Prove His Love for us, but to Show us The Way that will Lead Man's Heart Directly to Him.

"Humility" Is The Key and Foundation of Every Single Virtue, Especially Love, for without it, Tyrants are formed in thier own glorification and misguided love of self, and will most certainly try to drag as many poor Souls as possible to Hell with them.

But those of "Humble Heart" Open Themselves through Sanctifying Grace, to the Great Virtues of Meekness, Kindness, True Love, Charity, Generosity, Forgiveness and Mercy, thus giving them the Power of "Righteousness" with Moral Clarity, and Integrity, before God and Man.

We must Beware of those, who may speak False words of humility, through "Self deprecation," but who, in reality are feeding off of the "Charitable" protestations of others, to pump up thier Egos, eventually Believing in the misguided Praise of others. Truly they are Wolves in Sheep's clothing.

Imagine the incredible power that the Sin of Pride has over our Fallen Humanity, for when One Third of all The Angels in Heaven, Fell due to only "One" act of Pride. Yet, because we are mingled with earth, have fallen into sin so many times, yet have The Possibility of Forgiveness.

Satan and his Minions, on the other hand, will Never seek forgiveness, for being pure Spirits, once thier Will had turned from Grace, it was Forever.

Such a Horrific Fate can only happen to Man, if, at the Promptings of those who have "Sold thier Souls," and have Embraced Evil, Convince those with little or no Faith to resist The Graces Offered to them by God untill thier death, at which time thier choice is sealed for all of Eternity.

Contemplating this Woundrous Mystery, we realize just how Blessed we are, for the very State of our Sinfulness is what drew down from Heaven, The Second Person of The Blessed Trinity, to Redeem us, thus Enabling each one of us to turn From our sin, and Walk "With" our Beloved Lord on The True Path that Leads to Eternal Life.

Let us Bless The Lord for The Grace that He Extends to us, even while still living in Dissobedience. What Love! What Kindness! What Generosity! What Mercy!

WHAT A GOD!!! Our God, The FATHER, SON and HOLY SPIRIT!

May The God of Mercy Bless You

"Am I my Brother's Keeper?"

The simple answer is; YES. Since Cane Murdered Abel out of Jealosy, and uttered those words, the Entirety of Sacred Scripture, both Old and New Testaments, go on to Affirm that I "Must" Concern myself with the Well-being of my Bretheren.

This is not some Socialistic "Pie in the sky" Ideal that everyone must be made equal in outcome, but rather we must inspire others, by our Teaching, as well as our Example, to achieve thier "own" potential, through Honest work, while not getting in thier way.

It is also a warning to avoid, at all costs, the "jealousy" that can arise from our Fallen Human Nature, for those Who have More, or who "seem" to have greater Blessings than I.

Such Feelings of Covetousness stir up in the heart of Man the very Evils that have caused Feuds within Families, and even Wars between Nations.

As a People of Faith, we Must Rejoice in the Prosperity of others, rather than with unbridled pettiness, begrudge them of what they have. For if I judge myself against "Others" rather than that of Christ, there is always the possibility that "Resentment" will Controll my thoughts, and eventually my Actions, causing, not only ill Will within the Heart toward others, but the Desire to actually Destroy them, simply because they are "Better Off than I."

What is called, "Distribution of Wealth," without Christian Principles, is no more than a Feeble way to justify "Theft" while at the same time creating a false sense of Superiority, somehow imagining that to do so is "virtuous."

Nothing could be farther from the Truth, for by creating a False sense of Victimhood, they do Great Injustice to those who they, "say" they want to help, by taking away all Responsibility for ones own progress, making them ever more Dependant upon others for thier well being. What a Horrible thing to do to Anyone, and for What, if not in order to Controll them.

Therefore, let us not be swayed by the False Teachings of The Worldly who would have us Sin against "True Charity" by presenting a gospel that places us in direct Opposition to our Neighbor, based soley on ones Economic "Value" Rather than on thier "Infinite" Worth as a Child of God.

God Bless You

"I Will Make of You a Great Nation"

These Words, God Spoke to Abram when he was 75 years old! Such a promise would seem foolhardy, if not Impossible in this day and age, especially at such an Advanced age. Yet, Abram gathered "All he had" and In Faith, set out for the land of the Canaanites.

These Words are most certainly spoken to each one of us as well, for no matter how long we have been on this Earth, it is Never too Late to Accomplish Great Things, in The Name of Our Lord and God.

When Contemplating the situation of many of our Elderly, there is often found the "Feeling" that life is Over, or at least coming to an end, and coupled with our Human Frailty, it is an easy trap to fall into, thus The Clergy often fail to Challenge our Beloved Seniors to The Greatness of thier Calling. But, Nothing could be Farther from The Truth!

Though one may no longer be able to Preach "Words of Faith" to Others, Thier "Inner Words," in other words, Thier "Prayer," is actually More Powerful than it has Ever been before Due to the Thier Years of Experience in Loving God and Neighbor. Thus, thier Voices are Even more Beautiful and Powerful before The Throne of God, especially when we call to mind The Words of Jesus, "Ask and You WILL Recieve."

Perhaps, through bodily Weakness, one is unable to travel the Missions, bringing Souls To Christ, but The Very DESIRE to do so is Rewarded by God, and The Graces Merited by that very Desire, will reach to the far ends of the earth.

As St Padre Pio said while walking past a Hospital in Assisi;

"How much Suffering is Wasted!"

We must Understand that, Before God, what we accomplish is not as important as our "Desire" for Good, and that those who, though they may not be able to do the things that they once did in thier Youth, one must remember that it has been "God's Work" all along, and therefore we must Never Limit our Capacity for Achieving Great Things for The Glory of God, by our "Seeming" Inabilities.

And Instead of feeling Powerless, I must Embrace my Cross, realizing that in It I have the Power, when United to God, to bring Countless Souls to Christ.

So Powerful is our Will, that if only Five people in the world would give themselves Completely and Unconditionally to Christ in Loving Abandonment To The Divine Will, the World would, in its entirety, Come to Christ.

Therefore let those of us who have been told "falsely," that our "Productive" life is over due to our situation, Rise up and Prove them all Wrong, by Consecrating our Weakness, our Sickness, our Lonliness, our Inabilities, and even the Humiliations that we suffer at the hands of others, up to God, for The Salvation of Souls and The Greater Glory of God, both in Time and Eternity!

God Bless You

"I Desire Mercy, Not Sacrifice"

These words do not Absolve one from Offering Sacrifice to God, but if one does, it must be Preceeded by Mercy, which is a True Love for Thier Bretheren.

Mankind, without God, always seems to cascade into a pit of Depression and Misery, as has happened so many times, when the people, straying from Worshiping Thier "Creator," start believing in those who will Demand The same Faith, but will Direct that Devotion and Worship not only to themselves by Promising Everythig while eventually delivering Nothing,

But, once captivated by thier Lies, they will Demand "Absolute Obedience," in other words, "Submission" and when that happens, there will be little that one can do about it, for once Enslaved, projected "Fear" will keep everyone in line, Adoring the same False God, "The State."

Such a Tradegy always Begins with the promise of an Earthly Utopia, where everyone is the same, and has Everything they Need, which sounds good, but that's where it Ends, for once the majority has been Fooled into turning over thier Freedoms and thier Faith in God, for what they "perceive" as "Economic Security" to the Political Elite, they will be Enslaved by thier own greed and Envy, becoming a "KEPT" People, as can be seen throughout History.

Only Christianity, which is Belief in The "One True" and Merciful God, Will Ever BE The Salvation of Mankind.

No Doubt, There are always going to be Charismatic individuals, with evil intent, who rise up, with the ability to Decieve those weak in virtue, playing on thier desire for an "Easy Life,"

Whereas, by Following Christ, The True Savior of The World, Who speaks of "Picking up your Cross" and Following Him, not in some fatalistic laziness that simply "Gives up," but rather He urges us to Better Ourselfves and Humanity through the "Sanctification of Work" and by Conquering Ourselves through The practice of Christian "Morality" in our Daily lives.

The Message of Our Lord Therefore, is Not one of "Material Fulfillment" in the Here and Now, but rather Hope in The World to come, realizing that we must conquer our Fallen Nature through Grace.

We are Pilgrims, and as such we know that we are, "On Our Way Home."

As "Citizens of Heaven," it is our Duty to leave this world a Better place by the lives we live.Therefore The Legacy that we as Followers of Christ Must leave behind, should be one of Love, Mercy, Forgiveness, Generosity and a Faith that has Been a True Witness to The World of The Gospel of Jesus Christ!

God Bless You