James 5:19-20 “My brethren, if any among you strays from the Truth, and one turns him back, let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death, and will cover a multitude of sins.” Repentance is the necessary Spiritual ingredient most lacking in our world ...
When we arrived at Deuteronomy, Moses as you know was now at the borders of the promised land, looking across; he sensed his own end in coming; he was disqualified from entering it; he accepted that his heart got the better of him, and after leading them for 40 years and seeing a whole generation [. ...
As I slowly work my way through Luke’s gospel, there is a slight difference in the accounts of Matthew & Luke. Matthew says, “Then the devel left him, and angels came and attended him.” Luke puts it this way, “When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.” Many ...
As long as he was in control, it didn’t matter to him the direction of his heart. Rage could be a beneficial tool in getting what he wanted. It felt good to let it all out when desired; holding back only when necessary. He had it all under control… …until the day his heart became as [...]
Homily #090126 ( 07min) Play - To blaspheme against the Holy Spirit is the unforgivable sin because it hardens the heart of the sinner to such an extent that it takes a very extraordinary moral miracle to overcome. Listen to Father Angelo as he relates this to our modern times. Ave Maria! Mass readi ...
Hardness of heart is not a distinct sin, but the habitual power of every sin, or the deadness, unmovableness, and obstinacy of the heart in any sin…It is therefore an error, that hath had very ill consequences on many persons, to think that hardness of heart is nothing but a want of passionate feeli ...
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