Tag Archives: Forgiveness

The Stronghold of Unforgiveness

View from the 9th floor balcony of the Palms in Destin, Florida ….he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” John 20:22-23 This … Continue reading

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Susan Skinner’s talk on Divine Mercy

  “Pay attention to what the Priest does.  When he processes into the church, Christ is going to pray in the Garden of Olives, and He is sweating bloody sweat.  When the Priest opens the celebration of the Holy Mass, … Continue reading

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How to Truly Love Mean People

Hellmouth by Giacomo Rossignolo  “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. Luke 6:27-28 We know that we are in … Continue reading

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Betrayal – A Word To Our Leaders

and the Lord turned and looked at Peter; and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, “Before the cock crows today, you will deny me three times.” – Luke 22:61 I was recently blindsided by … Continue reading

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Somebody’s Handmaid

“Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be [done] to me according to your word.” Luke 1:38 I went to adoration the other day to ponder the Seven Sorrows of Mary and how they are actually healing … Continue reading

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The Passion of the Church

Jesus Wept.  John 11:35 Jesus is still weeping. For the wages of sin is death.  Roman’s 6:23  How long until Jesus says to us, “Lazarus (which means, My God has Helped), COME OUT” John 11:43 Some of our own leaders … Continue reading

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Don’t deliver yourself to the Torturers

The Unmerciful Servant – Domenico Fetti “Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to.  Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as … Continue reading

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The Marriage Covenant

Gerard David – The Wedding Feast at Cana Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,  and to present her to himself as a … Continue reading

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Who do you need to forgive?

All bitterness, fury, anger, shouting, and reviling must be removed from you, along with all malice. And be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ. Ephesians 4:31-32 A meditation on the Wounds of … Continue reading

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The path of Reparation

The endurance of darkness is preparation for great light. -Saint John of the Cross A few weeks back I went to the mall for the first time in a long while, as the mall has never really been my thing. … Continue reading

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