Browsing the 2015 archive of Blog
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AGAIN - The Good Shepherd April 19, 201
Posted by Bob Herz on 5/03/15
I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD. THE GOOD SHEPHERD LAYS DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS SHEEP.
IN THE BOOK OF KINGS WE READ THAT KING SAUL WAS LOOKING FOR A SOLDIER TO TAKE ON THE GIANT GOLIATH WHO WAS THREATENING THE FORCES OF ISRAEL. NO ONE SHOWED UP TO VOLUNTEER ... Read More »
Niece of Martin Luther King Jr: ‘Racism Has Not Been Erased’
Posted by Bob Herz on 4/26/15
“But let judgment roll down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.”—Amos 5:24
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. quoted this powerful scripture in his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. He believed God’s word. He took his Bible—the one President Obama placed his hand on during his 2013 inauguration—very seriously; so ... Read More »
Physician-Assisted Suicide Will Most Threaten the Weak and Marginalized
Posted by Bob Herz on 4/19/15
Physician-assisted suicide will most threaten the weak and marginalized because of the cultural pressures and economic incentives that will drive it. The New York State Task Force on Life and the Law, established by Governor Mario Cuomo, explained in its report:
The Task Force members unanimously concluded that legalizing assisted suicide ... Read More »
POPE FRANCIS: CELEBRATION OF FIRST VESPERS OF THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER OR DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
Posted by Bob Herz on 4/19/15
HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS Vatican Basilica Saturday, 11 April 2015 [Multimedia] The greeting of the Risen Christ to his disciples on the evening of Easter, “Peace be with you!” (Jn 20:19), continues to resound in us all. Peace, especially during this Easter season, remains the desire of so many ... Read More »
The Ongoing War Against Christianity
Posted by Bob Herz on 4/12/15
The Ongoing War Against Christianity Columnist George Will points out that Apple’s openly gay CEO, Tim Cook, “...thinks Indiana is a terrible place. (But) He opened marketing and retail operations in Saudi Arabia two months before a man was sentenced to 450 lashes for being gay.” Will was commenting ... Read More »
Mons Yennock's Easter Homily
Posted by Bob Herz on 4/07/15
Last year 40,000 adults were baptized into the Catholic church. 66,000 were received into full communion with the Catholic church. I wonder how many of these people realized that they were joining a revolutionary movement.
A young medical student in Cuba said: I could be interested in Christianity only ... Read More »
EASTER VIGIL IN THE HOLY NIGHT HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
Posted by Bob Herz on 4/05/15
Vatican Basilica
Holy Saturday, 4 April 2015
Tonight is a night of vigil. The Lord is not sleeping; the Watchman is watching over his people (cf. Ps 121:4), to bring them out of slavery and to open before them the way to freedom.
The Lord is keeping watch and, ... Read More »
Mions Yennock Homily - Palm Sunday March 29, 2015
Posted by Bob Herz on 4/01/15
The Passion of Christ is the only place where all the evil of the world converges; from the killing of Abel by his brother Cain, to the beheading of little children in Syria. The cross is like a vortex where all of human suffering like a whirlpool comes together. ... Read More »
Pope Francis: CELEBRATION OF PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD
Posted by Bob Herz on 3/29/15
CELEBRATION OF PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS Saint Peter's SquareXXX World Youth DaySunday, 29 March 2015 [Multimedia]
At the heart of this celebration, which seems so festive, are the words we heard in the hymn of the Letter to ... Read More »
Easter Passion: Arrest, Trial, & Sentence
Posted by Bob Herz on 3/29/15
ARREST, TRIAL, AND SENTENCE
After the Passover supper, Jesus took his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, Jesus waited to pray quietly before the coming troubles. But his friends were so miserable at what was happening that they could not concentrate. They huddle together, waiting for Jesus, and fell asleep.
Jesus prayed on his ... Read More »