Browsing the March 2015 archive of Blog
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 »
Chris Cuomo: ‘Our Rights Do Not Come From God’
Posted by Bob Herz on 3/14/15
Chris Cuomo: ‘Our Rights Do Not Come From God’
“...the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God."
(John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961)
It isn’t often that a member of the media reveals the philosophy behind his ... Read More »
Saints in Eucharisitic prayer
Posted by Bob Herz on 3/10/15
Saints in Eucharisitic prayer - 3rd sunday of lent. March 8, 2015 (year b)
“whoever drinks the water i shall give will never thirst; the water i shall give will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life”. (john 4:14)
The water that Jesus promised the ... Read More »
Swimming Upstream
Posted by Bob Herz on 3/07/15
Swimming Upstream
With the addition of a “morality clause” to its high school teacher’s handbook this winter, the Archdiocese of San Francisco became the latest in a string of Catholic dioceses and archdioceses to wade into the next phase of the culture wars concerning Catholic teachings on sexual morality and religious practice.
In ... Read More »
A Plea for Intolerance By Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
Posted by Bob Herz on 2/28/15
A Plea for Intolerance By Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
Many a modern preacher is far less concerned with preaching Christ and Him crucified than he is with his popularity with his congregation. A want of intellectual backbone makes him straddle the ox of truth and the ass of nonsense...Fulton j. sheen
America, ... Read More »