I do not believe that there is a word used in the history of people to defend a beloved brother surrounded by shameless accusations or condemned by his church for committing a heinous crime, crowding out the word of Jesus: “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first” ...
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Door of Hope
I watched him attentively. He was all in front of me on this small screen. He rose, in his homily, encouraging people to pray. He adapted the occasion we were in for this purpose. This is the art of preaching. It is the preacher’s duty to convey that the Word concerns us, here and now. ...
Read moreThe More Eloquent Source
A few days ago, I read the letter addressed to the children of Gaza, by the British member of Parliament Naz Shah, who represents the Labor Party. The power of the message lies in that its writer, from the heart of the silent world, condemns those who are silent in the world regarding Israel’s continued ...
Read moreThe Best Reminder
Some readers expect the writers in our Church to turn the pens that are in their hands into whips. I think zeal is to be extolled. However, my belief that we cannot be renewed unwillingly makes me view this expectation with great caution. I am not accusing anyone of regarding reform as a purely human ...
Read moreAbout Weakness
There are uses for expressing weakness, human weakness, I will mention two of them. The first, which is unlawful, is to justify the sins we commit, and the second is to glorify God for every good deed in which His might allows us to participate. It is a word that helps us strengthen our integrity ...
Read moreThe Marriage of Priests
A few days ago, I read a statement by the Metropolitan of Malta, Charles Scicluna, in which he called on the Church of Rome to seriously consider the marriage of its priests. The importance of Scicluna, in addition to his episcopal position and his prominence in knowledge, is that he is one of the advisors ...
Read moreThe Order of the (Holy) Spirit
Faithfulness to God is a blessing that God does not discriminate in spreading and upholding. If we do not all rise to this awareness, expect the church communities to be ruled by sterile systems. A friend of mine who is, today, in the highest ranks of his church, used to say: “it is strange how ...
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