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The prophet Malachi speaks to us of the day of the Lord and the coming of the Messiah
Though he was the greatest among the prophets of the Old Testament, even John the Baptist had doubts about Jesus the Messiah, and so sent his followers to ask if Jesus really was "the one who was to come." Jesus answered his imprisoned cousin with the scriptures and how Jesus was fulfilled the prophecies of Isaiah to show he most definitely was the one who was to come, the Messiah.
Advent is a season of expectation and anticipation. Father Faust digs into the significance of that as we prepare for the birth of Christ.
What's the big deal? Only the most profound miracle by which God becomes man to dwell among us, to redeem us, and to teach us how to be right with God, through himself! In a mysterious and inscrutable way, "remaining what he was, he became what he was not." And this makes all the difference.
The story of Joseph and his brothers in Genesis 50:15-21 is a powerful lesson in forgiveness and the providence of God. If anyone had a right in human terms to be unforgiving, it was Joseph. And yet, under the shadow of God's providential plan and purpose, he forgives his brothers their treachery and betrayal.
From the very beginning, God communicated with his creatures through the medium of language, words. He spoke to Adam and Eve. They rebelled. He spoke to them again. He spoke to Moses, to Abraham, to the prophets, and faithful believers made a written record of God's words for us in the inspired scriptures. When over the ages our rebelliousness continued, God next sent us "The Word," the incarnate logos, Jesus Christ. Jesus's words are also recorded for us, teaching us his is the way, the only way, to be right with God and to have eternal assurance through faith in him.
The parable of the wedding feast in Matthew chapter 22 tells us much about the love of God.
Saint Paul's pastoral advice to the Ephesian churchgives us perfect guidance for how to love one another as Christians
Jesus identified as the great commandment our duty to love the lord our God with all our heart, soul, and mind.
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