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Jul 2021
Are you a shepherd or are you a sheep? We have seen, heard, and perhaps we have learned that Jesus is the Good Shepherd. “I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. A hired man, who is not a shepherd and whose sheep are not his own, sees a wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away, and the wolf catches and scatters them. This is because he works for pay and has no concern for the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and......
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July 13, 2021
Shepherd
What is the biggest things that shepherds that mislead do? They lie, they don’t speak the truth, they don’t follow Christ. Jesus told Pontius Pilate His life purpose and mission: “For this I was born...
July 02, 2021
Farewell
This is my last ‘From the Pastor’s Desk’ as Pastor of St. Peter’s in The Dalles. Last Sunday was the farewell party and I was touched by the expressions of gratitude that I received, expressions...
June 25, 2021
Farewell to St. Peter’s
The 19th century French Dominican, Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire wrote a famous poem about the priesthood. “To live in the midst of the world without wishing its pleasures; to be a member of each family yet...
June 18, 2021
Faith, the Indispensable Foundation
I had begun writing about the supernatural organism that is rooted in the life of grace, consisting of the infused theological and moral virtues, together with the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Now that I...
June 11, 2021
Supernatural faith and the anti-faith of materialism
The supernatural life begins with faith because faith is the door to the unseen world. Today we live in and have been formed by the world of anti-faith. It is important to recognize that reality...
June 04, 2021
Overview of the Supernatural Organism: The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Sanctifying grace and the infused virtues are supernatural realities that transform and elevate the human soul. They really belong to us; they are ‘ours’. We are the ones who perform acts of faith, hope, and...
May 28, 2021
Overview of the Supernatural Organism: The Infused Virtues
I have opened up the subject of the ‘supernatural organism’, the complex of supernatural virtues and gifts that come with sanctifying grace. First, however, I wrote about the natural acquired virtues and their relation to...
May 21, 2021
Relation between natural and supernatural virtue
My intention has been to write about the ‘supernatural organism’ that comes with sanctifying grace: the supernatural virtues and the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Nevertheless, grace heals, transforms, elevates, and perfects nature, so before...
May 14, 2021
Natural Virtue
Last Sunday I presented the teaching of the Catechism of the Catholic Church on the subject of the grace of justification, which is effectively another name for sanctifying grace. (cf. CCC 1266) Sanctifying grace is...