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Jn 1,47-51. Al ver llegar a Natanael, Jesús dijo: "Este es un verdadero israelita, un hombre sin doblez". "¿De dónde me conoces?", le preguntó Natanael. Jesús le respondió: "Yo te vi antes que Felipe te llamara, cuando estabas debajo de la higuera". Natanael le respondió: "Maestro, tú eres el Hijo de Dios, tú eres el Rey de Israel". Jesús continuó: "Porque te dije: 'Te vi debajo de la higuera', crees . Verás cosas más grandes todavía". Y agregó: "Les aseguro que verán el cielo abierto, y a los ángeles de Dios subir y bajar sobre el Hijo del hombre." Voz y Meditacion Fr Pedro Brassesco. www.rosariodelaaurora.org

"Vous verrez les anges de Dieu monter et descendre au-dessus du Fils de l'homme"Méditation de l'évangile (Jn 1, 47-51) par le père Nicolas de BoccardChant final: "Je suis ton enfant" par le groupe Glorious

«Este libro fue escrito en París —explica el célebre pensador Miguel de Unamuno en el prólogo de su profunda obra titulada La agonía del cristianismo— hallándome yo emigrado, refugiado allí, a fines de 1924, en plena dictadura... española... presa de una verdadera fiebre espiritual.... Y fue escrito por encargo... para ser traducido al francés. «Escribo... fuera de mi patria, España, desgarrada... por la tiranía...; fuera de mi hogar, de mi familia, de mis ocho hijos —no tengo nietos todavía— y sintiendo en mí, con la lucha civil, la religiosa[,] la agonía de mi patria, que se muere.... [y] la agonía de Europa, de la civilización que llamamos cristiana, de la civilización grecolatina u occidental.... »Y en tanto dicen que esta Francia, donde escribo esto, de cuyo pan como ahora y bebo agua... que esta Francia se despuebla y se ve invadida por extranjeros, porque ha muerto en ella el hambre de maternidad y de paternidad, porque no se cree ya en ella en la resurrección de la carne. ¿Se cree en la inmortalidad del alma, en la gloria...?.... »Hay momentos en que uno se figura que Europa, el mundo civilizado, está pasando por otro milenio; que se acerca su fin, el fin del mundo civilizado, de la civilización, como los primitivos cristianos, los verdaderos evangélicos, creían que se aproximaba el fin del mundo. Y hay quien dice, con la trágica expresión portuguesa: «Esto da ganas de morir».... »Escribo estas líneas fuera de mi España; pero a ésta, a mi España, a mi hija, a la España de la resurrección y de la inmortalidad, la tengo aquí conmigo, en esta Francia, en el regazo de esta Francia, mi Francia, que me está alimentando la carne y el espíritu, la resurrección y la inmortalidad. Y con la agonía del cristianismo siento en mí la agonía de mi España y la agonía de mi Francia. Y digo a España y a Francia, y en ellas a toda la cristiandad y a la humanidad no cristiana también: “Vengan a nos el reino de Dios...”»1 Ahora bien, ¿a qué clase de reino se refiere Unamuno con esa cita del padrenuestro? En la introducción explica que cuando el editor francés le pidió que escribiera La agonía del cristianismo, él había estado leyendo un libro «profundamente anticristiano». Aquel libro sostenía que «un verdadero nacionalista pone la patria ante todo, y por ende concibe, trata y resuelve todas las cuestiones políticas en su relación con el interés nacional». Al leer eso —dice Unamuno— «me acordé de aquello de “Mi reino no es de este mundo” [que Jesucristo le aseguró a Pilato en su juicio], y pensé que para un verdadero cristiano... toda cuestión, política o lo que sea, debe concebirse, tratarse y resolverse en su relación con el interés individual de la salvación eterna, de la eternidad.... [Porque] la patria de un cristiano no es de este mundo.»2 Carlos ReyUn Mensaje a la Concienciawww.conciencia.net 1 Miguel de Unamuno, La agonía del cristianismo, 6a ed. (Buenos Aires: Editorial Losada, 1975), pp. 7,130-37. 2 Ibíd., pp. 14-15; Jn 18:33-38; Fil 3:20

"The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.!"Ps 23:1 NIVWe need to know two things: (1) Our shepherd's character. Jesus distinguished good shepherds from bad ones (See Jn 10:11-16). Bad shepherds look out for their own interests, not the welfare of the sheep.They're unreliable; when a threat arises, they abandon the flock. But Jesus claimed, "I am the good shepherd" (Jn 10:11). What makes Him good? "The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep" (v. 11 NKJV). Their needs and their security come before his own, and if necessary, he will die for them. "I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me" (v. 14 NIV). Jesus knows each of His sheep individually and desires an intimate relationship with them. He calls each one by name; they trust Him and follow where He leads (See Jn 10:3). You can rely on your shepherd to protect and guide you! (2) The sheep's condition is the shepherd's business.He can't be a good shepherd if his sheep's needs aren't being met. Sheep don't know the path to the pasture, the location of the watering hole, or the strategy for their own safety. But the shepherd does. His sheep believe in him, rely on him, and follow him. But believing in and relying on His protection and provision isn't instinctive-it's the only decision you make; an act of your will.Regardless of your feelings or circumstances, you make up your mind to trust the shepherd to handle things and act as your security.When you turn your worries and concerns over to Him and rest in His goodness, He fulfills His promise that you will "lack nothing."Support the showChanging Lives | Building Strong Family | Impacting Our Community For Jesus Christ!

"It is finished!" Jn 19:30 NIVOne of Christ's last declarations from the cross was,"It is finished." That phrase comprises just one word in Greek, tetelestai, meaning "paid in full." It was the word merchants wrote on a bill when it was canceled. It was also the word stamped on a document announcing that a prison sentence had been commuted. Jesus paid the price in full for every sin you have ever committed! "There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus" (Ro 8:1 NIV). The question is, if God forgets your sin the second you confess it, don't you think you should forget it too? How long do you think about an invoice you have paid? You forget it the minute you have paid it. Similarly, since Christ has paid your bill in full, you don't need to remember it anymore. Paul, who once described himself as "chief among sinners" (See 1Ti 1:15), wrote, "Forgetting what is behind... press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward" (Pho3:13-14 NIV). We can short-circuit God's power in our lives by not trusting that He has truly forgiven us or by deciding not to forgive ourselves. Why do we do that? Sometimes because of how we were raised. Our parents told us, "I forgive you," but they constantly brought it up. Good news: Your heavenly Father is different from your earthly parents. When He forgives your sin, He expunges your record, cancels your past, can't remember it, doesn't talk about it, and will never bring it up again. So, today accept His forgiveness. And if you need to, forgive yourself and move on.I Forgive yourself and move on.Support the showChanging Lives | Building Strong Family | Impacting Our Community For Jesus Christ!

Jesus' Sinless Life      The record of Scripture is that Jesus “knew no sin” (2 Cor 5:21), was “without sin” (Heb 4:15), “committed no sin” (1 Pet 2:22), and in whom “there is no sin” (1 John 3:5). But why was the sinless humanity of Jesus necessary? The biblical teaching is that all mankind is sinful and separated from God (Rom 3:10-23). We are sinners in Adam (Rom 5:12; 1 Cor 15:21-22), sinners by nature (Rom 7:14-25; 13:12-14), and sinners by choice (Isa 59:2; Jam 1:14-15). Because of our fallen sinful state, we are completely helpless to solve the sin problem and save ourselves (Rom 5:6-10; Eph 2:1-3), and good works have no saving merit before God (Isa 64:6; Rom 4:4-5; Eph 2:8-9; Tit 3:5). Being completely sinless, Jesus was qualified to go the cross as “a lamb unblemished and spotless” (1 Pet 1:19) and die a substitutionary death in our place, “the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God” (1 Pet 3:18). Charles Lee Feinberg states, “Though tempted in all points as we are, He was nevertheless without sin (Heb 4:15); indeed, we are told, He was holy, harmless, undefiled, and separate from sinners (Heb 7:26). In short, the combined testimony of Scripture reveals that in Him is no sin (1 John 3:5).”[1] According to R. B. Thieme Jr.: "As true humanity living on earth, Christ was free from all three categories of human sinfulness: the sin nature, Adam's original sin, and personal sins. The first two categories were eliminated from our Lord's life through the virgin birth, but personal sin remained an issue throughout the Incarnation. Scripture confirms that our Lord can “sympathize with our weaknesses,” because He “has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin” (Heb. 4:15). The temptation to personal sin did not come from within, because the humanity of Christ had no inherent sin nature. He did, however, receive temptation from outside His person—even being tempted by Satan himself…By constantly relying on the provisions of the spiritual life (the same provisions available to us), Jesus Christ was able to resist every temptation and remain perfect (1 John 3:3, 5)."[2]      Sinners need salvation, but cannot save themselves, nor can they save another. All are trapped in sin and utterly helpless to change their condition. But God the Son did what we cannot do for ourselves. He obeyed the Father and stepped into time and space, taking true and sinless humanity to Himself, and living a perfect life before the Father. Then, at a point in time, He surrendered Himself to the cross and died a penal substitutionary death on behalf of all humanity, bearing the wrath of God in their place. Then He was placed in a grave and rose again to life on the third day, never to die again. The benefits of the cross are applied to those who come to Jesus with the empty hands of faith, believing He died for them, was buried, and raised again on the third day. When they place their faith in Him as Savior, they have forgiveness of sins and eternal life. This is given freely by grace. R. B. Thieme Jr. states: "Every human being needs to be saved, because everyone enters this world in a state of spiritual death, total depravity, and total separation from God. Because man is born hopelessly lost from God and helpless to do anything about it, God, in His grace, designed a perfect plan to reconcile man to Himself. God the Son took the burden of responsibility: He became true humanity and remained sinless so that He could be judged for the sins of the world (1 Pet 3:18). While Jesus Christ hung on the cross, God the Father poured the full wrath of His justice upon the Son He loved so perfectly (Matt 27:46; Rom 5:8–10; 2 Cor 5:21). Christ “bore our sins in His body” (1 Pet 2:24) and took the punishment in our place. God's righteous standard approved of Jesus' sacrifice as payment for all human sins."[3] Jesus' Willingness to Die      Jesus was not forced to go to the cross, but willingly went and bore our sin (Isa 53:4-11; John 10:17-18; 1 Pet 2:24). Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep” (John 10:11), and “No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative” (John 10:18a). It was the will of the Father for Jesus to die a penal substitutionary death, and Jesus willingly accomplished it. Jesus said, “Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for me” (Heb 10:5). And once in hypostatic union, Jesus said, “Behold, I have come to do your will” (Heb 10:9). It was necessary for Jesus to be fully human and free from sin to be the atoning sacrifice. Thomas Constable states, “Jesus willingly offered Himself; no human took His life from Him. However, He offered Himself in obedience to the Father's will.”[4] According to Leon Morris, “The Lord's death does not take place as the result of misadventure or the might of his foes or the like. No one takes his life from him. Far from this being the case, he himself lays it down, and does so completely of his own volition.”[5] William MacDonald adds: "No one could take the Lord's life from Him. He is God, and is thus greater than all the murderous plots of His creatures. He had power in Himself to lay down His life, and He also had power to take it again. But did not men kill the Lord Jesus? They did. This is clearly stated in Acts 2:23 and in 1 Thessalonians 2:15. The Lord Jesus allowed them to do it, and this was an exhibition of His power to lay down His life. Furthermore, He “gave up His Spirit” (John 19:30) as an act of His own strength and will."[6] Jesus' Substitutionary Atonement      Atonement is a very important concept in the Bible. In the OT, the word atonement translates the Hebrew verb kaphar (כָּפַר) which means to “cover over, pacify, propitiate, [or] atone for sin.”[7] Theologically, it means “to bring together in mutual agreement, with the added idea, in theology, of reconciliation through the vicarious suffering of one on behalf of another.”[8] The animal sacrificial system—which was part of the Mosaic Law—taught that sin must be atoned for. The idea of substitution was clearly taught as the sinner laid his hands on the animal that died in his place (Lev 4:15, 24; 16:21). The innocent animal paid the price of death on behalf of the guilty sinner.      The animal sacrificial system under the Mosaic Law taught that God is holy, man is sinful, and that God was willing to judge an innocent creature as a substitute in place of the sinner. The animal that shed its blood gave up its life in place of the one who had offended God, and it was only through the shed blood that atonement was made. A life for a life. The animal sacrificial system under the Mosaic Law was highly symbolic, temporary, and pointed forward to the work of Jesus Christ on the cross. The Levitical priests would regularly perform their temple sacrifices on behalf of the people to God, but being a symbolic system, the animal sacrifices could never “make perfect those who draw near” to Him, for the simple reason that “it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins” (Heb 10:1, 4). For nearly fourteen centuries the temple priests kept “offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins” (Heb 10:11), until finally Christ “offered one sacrifice for sins for all time” (Heb 10:12), and through that one offering “perfected for all time those who are sanctified” by it (Heb 10:14). What the Mosaic Law could never accomplish through the sacrifice of symbols, Christ did once and for all time through His substitutionary death on the cross when he died in the place of sinners.      Jesus' death on the cross was a satisfactory sacrifice to God which completely paid the price for our sin. We owed a debt to God that we could never pay, and Jesus paid that debt in full when He died on the cross and bore the punishment that rightfully belonged to us. In Romans 3:25 Paul used the Greek word hilasterion (ἱλαστήριον)—translated propitiation—to show that Jesus' shed blood completely satisfied God's righteous demands toward our sin, with the result that there is nothing more for the sinner to pay to God. Jesus paid our sin-debt in full. The Apostle John tells us “He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world” (1 John 2:2; cf., 1 John 4:10). Jesus' death on the cross forever satisfied God's righteous demands toward the sins of everyone for all time! God has “canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross” (Col 2:14). Regarding Christ's death, J. Dwight Pentecost states: "You can be adjusted to God's standard, because God made Christ to become sin for us. The One who knew no sin, the One in whose lips had never been found guile, took upon Himself our sin in order that He might bear our sins to the cross and offer Himself as an acceptable substitute to God for us—on our behalf, in our place. And when Jesus Christ identified Himself with sinners and went to the cross on their behalf and in their place, He was making possible the doctrine of reconciliation. He was making it possible for God to conform the world to Himself, to adjust the world to His standard so that sinners in the world might find salvation because “Jesus paid it all.” You can be adjusted to God, to God's standard, through Christ, by His death, by His cross, by His blood, and by His identification with sinners."[9]      In the NT, the idea of substitution is observed in the use of two Greek prepositions. The first is the preposition huper (ὑπὲρ), translated “for,” which means “in behalf of, for the sake of someone.”[10] The idea of Jesus dying as a substitute in the place of sinners is seen in Romans 5:8 where Paul wrote, “God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” The second preposition that denotes substitution is anti (ἀντὶ), also translated “for,” which expresses the idea “that one person or thing is, or is to be, replaced by another, instead of, in place of.”[11] The preposition anti (ἀντὶ) is seen in Jesus' statement, “the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many” (Matt 20:28). According to Robert Lightner: "The biblical view of the Savior's death is that he died to satisfy the demands of the offended righteousness of God. The Savior died in the sinner's place. This is an essential, indispensable truth in evangelicalism. It is true that Christ died for the sinner's benefit, but that does not fully describe the nature and purpose of his finished work. He gave his life in the sinner's place. He died as the sinner's substitute. The strongest expression of Christ's substitutionary death is given with the Greek preposition anti, translated “for.” Christ himself used this word when he said, “even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many” (Matt 20:28; cf. Matt 26:28; 1 Tim 2:6). Christ died in the sinner's place. He died instead of the condemned."[12]      Jesus' atonement for sins is the basis for reconciliation, because God has judged our sins in the Person of Christ who died on the cross in our place. The death of Christ has forever satisfied God's righteous demands for our sin and it is on this basis that He can accept sinners into heaven. The blood of Christ is the only coin in the heavenly realm that God accepts as payment for our sin-debt, and Christ paid our sin debt in full. That's good news!      Because Jesus' death satisfied God's righteousness demands for sin, the sinner can approach God who welcomes him without reservation. God has cleared the way for sinners to come to Him for a new relationship, and this is based completely on the substitutionary work of Christ. God has done everything to reconcile humanity to Himself. The debt that was owed to God was paid in full by the blood of Christ.  Dr. Steven R. Cook   [1] Charles Lee Feinberg, “The Hypostatic Union,” Bibliotheca Sacra 92 (1935): 423. [2] Robert B. Thieme, Jr. “Impeccability of Christ”,  Thieme's Bible Doctrine Dictionary, (Houston, TX., R. B. Thieme, Jr., Bible Ministries, 2022), 135. [3] Robert B. Thieme, Jr. “Salvation”,  Thieme's Bible Doctrine Dictionary, (Houston, TX., R. B. Thieme, Jr., Bible Ministries, 2022), 232. [4] Tom Constable, Tom Constable's Expository Notes on the Bible (Galaxie Software, 2003), Jn 10:18. [5] Leon Morris, The Gospel according to John, The New International Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1995), 456. [6] William MacDonald, Believer's Bible Commentary: Old and New Testaments, ed. Arthur Farstad (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1995), 1526. [7] Francis Brown, S.R. Driver and Charles A. Briggs, The New Brown-Driver-Briggs-Gesenius Hebrew-English Lexicon (Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson Publishers 1979), 497. [8] G. W. Bromiley, “Atone; Atonement,” ed. Geoffrey W. Bromiley, The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised (Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1979–1988), 352. [9] J. Dwight Pentecost, Things Which Become Sound Doctrine (Grand Rapids, Mi., Kregel Publications, 1965), 89. [10] William Arndt et al., A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000), 1030. [11] Ibid., 87. [12] Robert P. Lightner, Handbook of Evangelical Theology: A Historical, Biblical, and Contemporary Survey and Review (Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 1995), 194.

In this episode we review a conversation that I had with 2 young men from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons).  I emphasized the importance of knowing what the differences are between your faith and someone else.  For example, many people believe in the bible, but come to different conclusions of faith.  Why?  It is important to understand these differences to make sure we have not been deceived and to ensure our faith is based solidly on God's Word.  How do we know we aren't the ones who are wrong.  In this episode I cover the topics reviewed with the 2 Mormon men.  What is sin?  What is love?  Warnings about deception.  The trinity.  How was Jesus able to overcome sin?  The primary difference between our faith is I have power and most other people's faith lack the power.Passages covered:  1 Jn 3:2-15;  Mathew 12:33-37,  15:1-20,  5:19-22, 27-30;  James 1:19-27,  2:1-13;  Mark 7:18-23;  Luke 6:43-47;  1 Peter 3:20-21;  Romans 8:1-14,  13:8-10;  Galatians 1:6-10;  2 Corinthians 11:1-4, 12-15;  2 Timothy 2:19-26,  3:5, 13;  2 Peter 3:14-17;  John 14:9-12;  Ephesians 4:11-14,  3:14-21

Once I learned to hear God's voice and do two-way journaling I had a new skill to bring to my writing experience. As far as I am concerned this is the basic skill of all of life since Jesus did nothing on His initiative, but only what He heard and saw His Father doing (Jn. 5:19,20,30).So now, I could tune to the Holy Spirit and receive the words of Jesus directly into my heart and mind as the Spirit is a River from God which FLOWS within me (Jn. 7:37-39). So now I fix my eyes on Jesus, tune to flow, and write. I describe this process in more detail in this podcast episode.Support the show

(Día Internacional del Caballo) «La extracción de un caballo en la mina... había agrupado alrededor del pique a los obreros.... Todos eran viejos, inútiles para los trabajos del interior de la mina, y aquel caballo que, después de diez años de arrastrar allá abajo los trenes del mineral, era devuelto a la claridad del sol, [les inspiraba] la honda simpatía que se experimentaba por un viejo y leal amigo con el que se han compartido las fatigas de una penosa jornada. »... Todos conocían a Diamante, el generoso bruto que, dócil e infatigable, trotaba con su tren de vagonetas desde la mañana hasta la noche en las sinuosas galerías de arrastre.... Inutilizado [ahora] por incurable cojera para cualquier trabajo dentro o fuera de la mina, [su] última etapa sería el estéril llano.... La piel, que antes fue suave, lustrosa y negra como el azabache, había perdido su brillo, acribillada por cicatrices sin cuento. Grandes grietas y heridas en supuración señalaban el sitio de los arreos de tiro... y las crines de la cola habían casi desaparecido, arrancadas por el látigo cuya sangrienta huella se veía aún fresca en el hundido lomo. »Los obreros lo miraban con sorpresa dolorosa. ¡Qué cambio se había operado en el brioso bruto que ellos habían conocido! ... El más viejo de los mineros... con voz grave y vibrante... exclamó: »“¡Pobre viejo! ¡Te echan porque ya no sirves! Lo mismo nos pasa a todos. Allí abajo no se hace distinción entre el hombre y la bestia.... ¡... Este bruto es la imagen de nuestra vida! Como él, callamos, ¡sufriendo resignados nuestro destino!”... »[Luego] el viejo, con los ojos húmedos y brillantes... tomando entre sus manos la descarnada cabeza del caballo, [le acarició] las escasas crines, murmurando a media voz: “Adiós, amigo. Nada tienes que envidiarnos. Como tú, caminamos agobiados por una carga... hasta la muerte.” »... [Al final de la jornada]... el anciano carretillero... con pesado y lento andar, fue a engrosar las filas de aquellos galeotes cuyas vidas tienen menos valor para sus explotadores que uno solo de los trozos de ese mineral que, como un negro río, fluye inagotable [de las entrañas de la tierra].»1 ¡Qué trágico que en este cuento titulado «Los inválidos», a la miseria de aquellos mineros se sumara la de sus maltratados caballos! Así, en la obra clásica Sub terra: Cuadros mineros publicada en 1904, el escritor chileno Baldomero Lillo nos hace ver lo crueles que pueden llegar a ser los hombres. El sabio Salomón, consciente de que Dios nos creó a todos por igual a su imagen y semejanza, califica a tales hombres como malvados que no tienen compasión de nadie, y los contrasta con los buenos, que se preocupan por el bienestar de sus animales.2 Gracias a Dios, para salvar a la humanidad perdida Él envió al mundo a su Hijo Jesucristo, quien enseñó lo mucho que valemos, lo comprobó al morir en nuestro lugar, y prometió darnos descanso a los que acudamos a Él agobiados por las cargas pesadas que llevamos.3 Carlos ReyUn Mensaje a la Concienciawww.conciencia.net 1 Baldomero Lillo, «Los inválidos», Sub terra: Cuadros mineros (Santiago de Chile: Imprenta Moderna, 1904), pp. 1-3,5-11,17-18. 2 Gn 1:25-27; Pr 12:10 (TLA/NBV) 3 Mt 6:26; Lc 12:6-7; 19:10; Jn 3:16; Mt 11:28-29

(Último domingo de septiembre: Día Internacional de la Biblia) «Un juez de Singapur sentenció a un hombre a cuatro meses de cárcel por robarse una Biblia, reprochándole su conducta con la Biblia misma antes de mandarlo a la prisión —informó el periódico The Straits Times el 10 de octubre de 2007—. Además, el juez de distrito Bala Reddy le entregó una Biblia nueva al ladrón de veintiséis años de edad, quien dijo que había intentado robar ese ejemplar de la Biblia de una librería... porque quería reemplazar la suya, que estaba vieja y desgastada. »Al pronunciar sentencia... el juez le dijo al acusado, quien ya tenía antecedentes por robo, que abriera el regalo. “En la página 65 verás que dice: ‘No hurtarás’ —señaló Reddy—. Mientras estés en la cárcel, aprovecha el tiempo para leer la Biblia, y asegúrate de no tener que volver a comparecer ante un tribunal.”»1 Hizo bien el juez Reddy al resaltar la gran ironía del delito cometido por aquel hombre al que tuvo que sentenciar: ¡robarse un ejemplar del libro que contiene el código penal original, el decálogo de Moisés, que ha empleado el mundo entero como norma para establecer sus leyes, entre ellas la que establece el robo como un delito!2 No dejan de sorprendernos los móviles que impulsan a los hombres a tomar decisiones que son contrarias a las leyes humanas y a veces al sentido común. En este caso, se supone que al hombre no lo motivaba más que el inocente y noble deseo de reemplazar una Biblia vieja y desgastada por una nueva. De ser cierto eso que alegaba, el delito no consistía de modo alguno en sus móviles sino en sus métodos, es decir, en los medios que empleó para lograr el fin. Es que, a pesar de lo que pensaba Maquiavelo, hay ocasiones en que el fin no justifica los medios. Otro aspecto que nos conviene considerar es que a tales medios tampoco los justifica la ignorancia. Hay quienes piensan que si ignoran que algo es malo, y lo hacen, su ignorancia los absuelve de haber pecado. Pero consideremos el siguiente caso hipotético: ¿Qué sucedería si esas mismas personas se propusieran hacer el viaje por tierra desde Panamá hasta Colombia, e ignoraran que la travesía de la inhóspita región del Darién es muy difícil y peligrosa? ¿Acaso su ignorancia las salvaría de los contratiempos y peligros que afrontarían, y las ayudara a llegar sanas y salvas a su destino? ¡Claro que no! Porque la ignorancia no salva a nadie; contribuye, más bien, a que muchos se pierdan. De modo que un día de estos, cuando sintamos el deseo de cambiar este cuerpo desgastado y mortal por uno nuevo e imperecedero, más vale que no hagamos caso omiso del requisito que la Biblia establece, sin vueltas ni rodeos, como el único camino que conduce al cielo. Pues será grande nuestra desilusión si pensamos que podemos llegar a ese destino final por cualquier otro medio. Jesucristo, el Hijo de Dios, dijo categóricamente: «Yo soy el camino, la verdad y la vida. Nadie llega al Padre sino por mí.»3 Aprovechemos el tiempo leyendo la Biblia, tomemos a pecho lo que dice, y asegurémonos así de comparecer ante el tribunal de Cristo sin tener nada de qué avergonzarnos.4 Carlos ReyUn Mensaje a la Concienciawww.conciencia.net 1 “Thou shalt not steal—especially the Bible” [«No hurtarás, sobre todo la Biblia»], Singapore (Reuters), 10 octubre 2007  En línea 20 octubre 2007. 2 Éx 20:15; Dt 5:19 3 Jn 14:6 4 1Co 4:3-5; 2Co 5:8-10; 2Ti 2:15

Ps 19:1-2; Rom 2:14-15; Jn 1:14 • Chad Francis

Fr. Roger J. Landry Columbia Catholic Ministry, Notre Dame, Manhattan Our Lady of Sorrows September 15, 2023 Heb 5:7-9, Ps 31, Jn 19:25-27   To listen to an audio recording of today's homily, please click below:  https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/catholicpreaching/9.15.23_Homily_1.mp3   The following points were attempted in the homily:  Yesterday we celebrated the Feast of the Exaltation of […] The post Feeling What Mary Has Felt, Our Lady of Sorrows, September 15, 2023 appeared first on Catholic Preaching.

The David Alliance   TDAgiantslayer@Gmail.com    MingleMateMarry.com podcast youtube and website for the perfect marriage material and swag. They got a great hoodie called its a great day to be married… after today maybe some of you will want to wear purchase it… because many of you are not loving the days you are married…    If you could have any super power what would it be?   Make people tell the truth, but that doesn't always help . In fact that's a strategy by Satan    Satan lies with the truth   Misleading by telling the truth… Did you finish your homework? I just finished my english paper… feels good to be done.  - Dissemble to hide under false appearance. White on black crime is a problem that affects all black americans. Crime on any person is a problem, and black on black crime is by far a greater risk to blacks than white on black crime.   - Paltering… you say something true and then lead it into a false conclusion. Rape is evil, it is a wrong that women will forever struggle with. This affects every woman and is why we need to keep abortion legal. Women have rights… Paltering - yes its evil, yes women who are raped will struggle with it - it does not affect EVERY woman and is not the reason they want to keep abortion legal.    Satan is a great liar, maybe the best.   - Eve - Surely you will not die, God doesn't want you like him, you will know good and evil. This is a classic example of all 3 of satans tactics…  - Jesus - Jump off this temple mount and nothing will happen to you, God will protect you… true, but underneath the false narrative.   - You - You are a sinner… YEP! and then he lies about our future, our hope, our eternity   You see The accuser doesn't tell the whole truth. Ie you are a sinner - true But… We are forgiven by Christ death and Rez So what is the best strategy to satans lies? Knowing the whole truth.  What is the whole truth..  - The word - Scripture, Psalm 119:160, NKJV The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.  - The witness- (the Holy spirit) Jn. 16:13-15 He will guide us into all truth  - The way (Jesus himself) Jesus is the way the truth and the life -time with Jesus is time with the truth.  Spend time with all three and you will rarely if ever be deceived. 

Jn 19,25-27. Junto a la cruz de Jesús, estaba su madre y la hermana de su madre, María, mujer de Cleofás, y María Magdalena. Al ver a la madre y cerca de ella al discípulo a quien él amaba, Jesús le dijo: "Mujer, aquí tienes a tu hijo". Luego dijo al discípulo: "Aquí tienes a tu madre". Y desde aquel momento, el discípulo la recibió en su casa. Voz y meditación Fr Pedro Brassesco. www.rosariodelaaurora.org

Viernes XXIII Semana Tiempo Ordinario Memoria Nuestra Señora de los Dolores Algo que debemos tener presente en todo momentos es que nuestro Dios tiene rostro de Padre y rostro de Madre... hoy descubrimos como siempre junto a la Cruz se encuentra la Madre. Que bello es saber que mamá siempre está a nuestro lado para poder acompañarnos en nuestras luchas... Lee los textos y déjate cubrir por su manto protector que nos ayuda a buscar siempre lo mejor... I Tim 1, 1-2.12-14 Sal 15, 1-2.5.7-8.11 Jn 19, 25-27 o bien Lc 2, 33-35

Jueves Eucarístico XXIII Semana Tiempo Ordinario Fiesta Exaltación Santa Cruz Cuando escuchamos mencionar la Palabra Cruz, muchas veces no nos parece o en realidad no nos gusta, pero en realidad la Cruz es algo que viene con la vida, es algo que debemos saber identificar para poder llevarla bien... no arrastrarla sino exaltarla... Lee los textos y en esta fiesta aprende a descubrir una dimensión diferente del llevar la Cruz con Amor... Nm 21, 4-9 Sal 77, 1-2.34-38 Flp 2, 6-11 Jn 3, 13-17

Jn 19:25-27 Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother   and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas,   and Mary Magdalene.

Jn 3,13-17. Jesús dijo a Nicodemo: «Nadie ha subido al cielo, sino el que descendió del cielo, el Hijo del hombre que está en el cielo. De la misma manera que Moisés levantó en alto la serpiente en el desierto, también es necesario que el Hijo del hombre sea levantado en alto, para que todos los que creen en él tengan Vida eterna. Sí, Dios amó tanto al mundo, que entregó a su Hijo único para que todo el que cree en él no muera, sino que tenga Vida eterna. Porque Dios no envió a su Hijo para juzgar al mundo, sino para que el mundo se salve por él.». Voz y meditación Fr Pedro Brassesco. www.rosariodelaaurora.org

"Qu'elle avait mal, qu'elle souffrait, la tendre Mère, en contemplant son divin Fils tourmenté !"Méditation de l'évangile (Jn 19, 25-27) par la pasteur Nicole FabreChant final: "Marie, savais-tu?" par le groupe BE WITNESS

(3er. sábado de septiembre: Día del Amor y de la Amistad en Colombia) Volverán las oscuras golondrinas en tu balcón sus nidos a colgar, y otra vez con el ala a sus cristales jugando llamarán; pero aquellas que el vuelo refrenaban, tu hermosura y mi dicha al contemplar; aquellas que aprendieron nuestros nombres, esas... ¡no volverán! Volverán las tupidas madreselvas de tu jardín las tapias a escalar, y otra vez a la tarde, aun más hermosas, sus flores se abrirán; pero aquellas cuajadas de rocío, cuyas gotas mirábamos temblar y caer, como lágrimas del día... esas... ¡no volverán! Volverán del amor en tus oídos las palabras ardientes a sonar; tu corazón, de su profundo sueño tal vez despertará; pero mudo y absorto y de rodillas, como se adora a Dios ante su altar, como yo te he querido..., desengáñate: ¡así no te querrán!1 Estos versos, que componen la más famosa de las Rimas del romántico poeta español Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, se distinguen no sólo por su elegante forma sino también por su profundo contenido. En ellos el poeta recuerda con nostalgia y melancolía el amor que ha perdido, y advierte que ese amor es único y eterno. Por una parte, en medio de la separación de su amada, la naturaleza retoma su ciclo vital como si nada hubiera sucedido: las golondrinas oscuras vuelven en primavera y las madreselvas tupidas florecen otra vez. Por otra parte, hay golondrinas y madreselvas sentimentales que no vuelven ni florecen de nuevo. Aplicándolo a su amada, el poeta le advierte que, si bien alguien volverá a manifestarle su amor tal como lo hizo él, nadie volverá a quererla como la ha querido él. Pues la devoción que ha sentido por ella trasciende las fronteras de lo terrenal: es como la devoción que el creyente, «mudo y absorto y de rodillas», siente por Dios. Tal parece que lo único que le faltó a Bécquer fue comparar el amor que es capaz de sentir un hombre por una mujer con el amor que Dios siente por nosotros. Es que Dios no sólo es capaz de sentir un amor único y eterno, sino que lo sintió a tal grado que envió a su único Hijo Jesucristo al mundo para dar su vida por nosotros. Antes de morir en la cruz en nuestro lugar, Jesús les dijo a sus discípulos: «Así como el Padre me ha amado a mí, también yo los he amado a ustedes.... Este es mi mandamiento: que se amen los unos a los otros, como yo los he amado. Nadie tiene amor más grande que el dar la vida por sus amigos. Ustedes son mis amigos si... [se aman] los unos a los otros.»2 Más vale que nos apropiemos de ese amor único y eterno que Dios nos ha manifestado. Mostrémosle nuestra devoción, adorándolo ante su altar, y hagámonos amigos suyos de por vida, amándonos los unos a los otros. ¡Y no dejemos de agradecerle por amarnos como nadie jamás volverá a hacerlo! Carlos ReyUn Mensaje a la Concienciawww.conciencia.net 1 Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer: Obras completas, «Rimas I: Del libro de los gorriones», LIII (38) (Santo Domingo, República Dominicana: Editora Alfa y Omega, 1986), pp. 436-37. 2 Jn 15:9,12-14,17

"Il faut que le Fils de l'homme soit élevé"Méditation de l'évangile (Jn 3, 13-17) par la pasteur Nicole FabreChant final: "Dieu a tant aimé" par Hillsong En Français

Phoar, what a scorcher! It's a hot box in the studio and hot on the sounds as well. Kicking off with a remarkable track from Matmos, who use the sounds of the Mud-Dauber Wasp to create a thumping electronic banger. We move through various degrees of ferociousness, with Nihiloxica, Gazelle Twin, and Lila Tirando a Violeta and Sin Maldita bringing hefty fire. Elsewhere we're treated to a new percussive experiment from Hihats in Trees, there's an opus from Tenerife's Gaf y la Estrella de la Muerte, multiple tastes of Polish experimentalism and more. You can listen to the first six tracks for free. To listen to the full episode, get a huge back catalogue of music, and access to our live shows and Discord group, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/independentmusicpodcast. The podcast only survives with Patron support TracklistingMatmos – Mud-Dauber Wasp (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, USA)Nihiloxica – Kudistro (Crammed Discs, Belgium)Gazelle Twin – Black Dog (Invada, UK)Hihats in Trees – Steppestep (Maloca, Belgium)Raphael Rogiński – Cliffs And The Seas (Instant Classic, Poland)Lila Tirando a Violeta & Sin Maldita – Accela (Hyperdub, UK)Gabe 'Nandez – Long Reach (POW Recordings, USA)Zajwert – MET (Point Source Electronic Arts, USA / Zoj, Poland)Gil Dionísio – Já Não Consigo Mais, Mas Vou Continuar (self-release, Portugal)Gaf y la Estrella de la Muerte – Wormhole 74 (Keroxen, Spain) This week's episode is sponsored by the state51 Conspiracy, an independent music house. Go to state51.com to find out more about everything they do: state51 Factory sessions and events; hand-made Atelier products; a diverse roster of Label releases; Greedbag stores, pop-up and fanzine, and the Collective of distribution partner labels and artists

Lecturas: Ezequiel 33, 7-9 Salmo 95, 1-2.6-9 Romanos 13, 8-10 Mateo 18, 15-20 Así como en la primera lectura de hoy Ezequiel es designado centinela sobre la casa de Israel, Jesús establece a sus discípulos como guardianes del nuevo Israel de Dios -la Iglesia- en el Evangelio de este día (cf. Ga 6,16).  También establece procedimientos en el caso de pecados en el caso de pecados y para faltas de fe, basados en la disciplina que Moisés proscribió a Israel (cf. Lv 19,17-20; Dt 19,13). Sin embargo, los jefes del nuevo Israel reciben poderes extraordinarios, similares a los que se le dieron a Pedro (cf. Mt 16,19). Tienen la potestad de atar y desatar, de perdonar los pecados y reconciliar a los pecadores en su Nombre (cf. Jn 20,21-23). Pero los poderes que Cristo les da a los apóstoles y sus sucesores dependen de su comunión con Él.  Así como Ezequiel solo debe enseñar lo que escucha decir a Dios, los discípulos han de congregar en su Nombre, orar y buscar la voluntad del Padre celestial. Pero las lecturas de hoy son más que una lección sobre el orden de la Iglesia. Nos sugieren además cómo debemos tratar a los que nos ofenden, un tema sobre el cual también escucharemos en las lecturas de la próxima semana. Es de notar que, tanto el Evangelio como la primera lectura, asumen que los creyentes tenemos el deber de corregir a los pecadores que están entre nosotros.  A Ezequiel incluso se le dice que dará cuentas por sus almas si no les habla e intenta corregirlos. Esto es el amor que le debemos a nuestro prójimo, según nos dice hoy San Pablo en su epístola. Amar al prójimo como a nosotros mismos significa dar una importancia vital a su salvación. Como Jesús dice, debemos hacer cualquier esfuerzo para ganar nuevamente a nuestros hermanos y hermanas, para hacerlos regresar de los falsos caminos. No debemos nunca corregir al otro con enojo o con deseos de castigar. Más bien nuestro mensaje debe ser como el del salmo de hoy: urgir al pecador a que escuche la voz de Dios, a no endurecer su corazón, a recordar que Él es quien nos ha hecho, la Roca de nuestra salvación.

Bible Study: (1:50) 2 Cor 11:1-11 Why is God jealous?  Mt 6:7-15 What does it mean to babble like the pagans?  Word of the Day: Plundered (39:25) Letters (24:14) What is meant by Son of Man in Jn 9:35 (25:45) Are the three temptations of Christ related to three gifts of the Magi?  (28:55) Did Joseph or Mary have any temptations?  (30:13) Where's the Last Supper take place?  (30:57) Did Mary have free will to be the Theotokos?  (33:57) I disagree with Fr. Simon's opinion on marriage reception (43:06) Father corrects the record on Catholic Bible Translations  (47:19) Tiny drop of water at mass Original Air Date: June 22, 2023

If Jesus is Lord, why is there still so much rebellion? On that Pentecost morning Peter announced that Jesus is now seated at the Father's right hand, and that the Father is bringing all of His enemies into submission to Him. Yet if we look around us we see a lot of spiritual warfare. The devil is still very active. The human race seems to be dividing and hardening in its attitudes. People are either for or against Him, with fewer and fewer undecided. There are places on earth where the number of people following Him is growing rapidly, but there are also places where an antichrist spirit appears to be taking hold. In our own culture there seems to be so much defiance of God's moral standards, so much violence, so much dishonesty, so many false religions. And if Jesus is Lord, why does He allow all of this? Why doesn't He force people to submit? The answer is that He will some day, but not yet. Believe it or not, all of this has been prophesied and is part of His plan. Yes, God has commanded all the world to surrender to His Son, but He still allows people to disobey that command. People can still choose to submit or rebel, and as troubled as these times may seem, millions are confessing Him as Lord every year. Yet the Bible tells us that as time goes on persecution and deception will increase, and fewer and fewer will believe. A day will come, somewhere in the future, when the last person willingly bows his or her knee. At that point the harvest will be complete and the Lord will return to the earth, and every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father (Php 2:10, 11). But we're not there yet. Even though we see this hardening taking place in our own country, many are still willing to repent and believe. So our assignment is to labor in this harvest field while it is still “day.” “We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work” (Jn 9:4).

Hebrews 1-1-4 is one of four key Christological passages in the NT. The others are Jn 1-1-3, Phil 2-5-11, and Col 1-15-19.

"Ask and receive that your joy may be full" - Jn. 16:24  

This episode serves as a companion and follow up to our "Does God Speak to Me?" episode. Here we are joined by Julie Storr, from Lectio the Liturgy. Julie presented at our recent Draw Near Retreat in which the theme was, "Hearing God's Voice." Julie offers some great practical steps for not only hearing the Lord's voice, but also building a lifestyle in which a relationship with God characterized by talking with your loving Father is not just a wish, but an actual lived experience, rooted in prayer, in Scripture, and in the life of the Holy Spirit. Our journey with the Lord is one that is lived step by step! So many effective spiritual disciplines that help us grow in the life of prayer and relationship with Christ walk us through a process of steps (e.g. Lectio Divina, Ignatian Discernment, the ACTS prayer method, etc). If you are looking for a way to grow deeper in your relationship with Christ, if you are not sure if you have ever heard the Lord speak, this may just be a great place to start! This four step method to hearing God's voice comes from Habakkuk 2:1-2 "I will take my stand at my watchpost and station myself on the tower, and look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concering my complaint. And the LORD answered me: "Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it."" Step 1 Quiet Your Heart and Mind Poistion yourself in faith to hear. I can hear Jesus' voice because he said so (Jn 10:1-5; Jn 1-:27) Step 2 Put Yourself in Jesus' Presence Prepare and quiet yourself to receive. Focus your spiritual eyes on what Jesus wants to give you. Use Scripture, music, art, to help reset your mind. Ask God direct questions. Ask and you shall receive! (Mt 7:7) (e.g. "What do you want me to know right now?" "How do you want to love me today?" "Who have you given me to love today?" Step 3 Pay Attention Pay attention to the spontaneous thougths, images or feelings in your heart that flow like a stream. Step 4 Honor God's Words Honor what the Lord has spoken by writing down what you receive. Do not doubt, just write. This four step method was adapted from Enounter Ministries (https://encounterministries.us/) and the book, The Four Keys to Hearing God's Voice. This adaptation is prepared and provided by Julie Storr. Learn more about her ministry by visiting lectiotheliturgy.com (lectiotheliturgy.com) Who are "Fred and Kara?" Find out by visiting our home page. (https://www.drawnear.me/) Join the Draw Near Community Space on Suscipe.co (https://community.suscipe.co/share/M1CQceCQ6cMeBTIB?utm_source=manual) Click here (https://www.drawnear.me/donate) to become a supporter/patron! "Like" and follow us on Facebook! (https://www.facebook.com/fredandkara) You can even find us on Twitter. (https://twitter.com/fredandkara) Book Fred and/or Kara to speak by visiting the Draw Near "booking page (https://www.drawnear.me/booking)." Like our podcast? Hit that “subscribe” button AND the notification button/bell to know when new episodes are posted! Give us a rating! Leave a review! Tell your friends! Even more, pray for us! Draw Near Theme © Fred Shellabarger & Kara Kardell

What are we saved from? What are we saved for? What does God get? "I no longer call you servants...I call you friends." (Jn 15:15)

Jn 18:38; 1 Pet 3:15-16

Ready to get your brain tickled and your pulse racing? Witness as we embark on an intriguing journey through the life and music of rising star Oliver Anthony, whose latest hit is causing quite the stir. Our trip takes us through a maze of powerful lyrics and a sprinkle of humor (careful with those headphones!), setting the stage for an unforgettable podcast experience.As the rhythms fade, we plunge headfirst into the shadowy world of global conspiracy theories with our resident junk negotiator, JN. From potential societal collapse in the U.S. to the Ruble overtaking the dollar, our discussion treads on controversial terrain. We dissect the concept of sleeper cells, explore NATO alliances in Africa, and forecast a seismic global shift by March 1st, 2024. It's a wild ride, but we're not done yet!In the final stretch, we contemplate survival in a world where certainty is but a distant memory. Discussing everything from defense strategies and weapon selection to DIY electromagnetic pulse generators, we leave no stone unturned in our quest for preparedness. And yes, we even tackle planning for survival in the potential New World Order. So strap in, folks - this episode is a thrilling mix of music, conspiracy, and survival strategies that you won't want to miss! https://www.podpage.com/TIDshow/

Bible Study: (2:15) 1 Jn 4:7-16 How does Father translate love?  1 Thes 1:1-5, 8b-10 What does this letter say about the coming of the Lord?  Mt 23:13-22 How is Jesus correcting the Pharisees  Letters (21:12) - Can a Catholic be a pacifist?  (23:44) - Listener liked the 'My little Pony' segment  (26:07) - Is there a difference between laicized priests and 'de-frocked'?  (27:21) - Father discusses life in places without priests  (31:53) - I love how you knit the Old and New Testaments  Word of the Day: Hypocrites  Callers (38:08) - I think that the 10 commandments have do's which correlate with the don't (39:51) - When we put bad music into the liturgy I think more people leave the Church (42:55) - Matt 17: 21 - Why is it missing?  (47:41) - What is the definition of Christ in the New testament?

Join Father Kevin Drew as he preaches on this Memorial of Saint Augustine, bishop and doctor of the Church. Today's readings First Reading: 1 Jn 4:7-16 Psalm: Ps 119:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 Gospel: Mt 23:8-12 Catholic Radio Network

Questions Covered: 05:02 – Is sex something assigned at birth or pre-determined at conception? 12:50 – Regarding a conversation with my yoga practicing sister; Is there a distinct difference between a good spirit world and a bad spirit world? 17:45 – If someone has an objection to confession because of a personal instance of clerical abuse, how could I help convince them to return? 23:48 – Is there an interpretation of Jn 20:22 that would indicate that the Church is God breathed? 32:35 – How do I respond to someone who doesn’t believe that life starts at conception and does not accept a biological definition? 40:30 – How would you answer a 5 year old who asks what happens to little children who don't know God? 46:22 – I'm a prosecutor for the state. The state approves placing children into foster homes of same sex couples. How do I navigate this as a Catholic? …

Fr. Roger J. Landry Notre Dame Church, Manhattan Feast of St. Bartholomew, Apostle and Martyr August 24, 2023 Rev 21:9-14, Ps 145, Jn 1:45-51   To listen to an audio recording of today’s homily, please click below:  https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/catholicpreaching/8.24.23_Homily.mp3   The following text guided the homily:  Today the Church celebrates the feast of St. Bartholomew, a […] The post Living Without Duplicity on the Foundation of the Apostles, Feast of St. Bartholomew, August 24, 2023 appeared first on Catholic Preaching.

Jn 1,45-51. Felipe encontró a Natanael y le dijo: "Hemos hallado a aquel de quien se habla en la Ley de Moisés y en los Profetas. Es Jesús, el hijo de José de Nazaret". Natanael le preguntó: "¿Acaso puede salir algo bueno de Nazaret?". "Ven y verás", le dijo Felipe. Al ver llegar a Natanael, Jesús dijo: "Este es un verdadero israelita, un hombre sin doblez". "¿De dónde me conoces?", le preguntó Natanael. Jesús le respondió: "Yo te vi antes que Felipe te llamara, cuando estabas debajo de la higuera". Natanael le respondió: "Maestro, tú eres el Hijo de Dios, tú eres el Rey de Israel". Jesús continuó: "Porque te dije: 'Te vi debajo de la higuera', crees . Verás cosas más grandes todavía". Y agregó: "Les aseguro que verán el cielo abierto, y a los ángeles de Dios subir y bajar sobre el Hijo del hombre." Voz y Meditacion Fr Pedro Brassesco. www.rosariodelaaurora.org

Jueves Eucarístico XX Semana Tiempo Ordinario Fiesta San Bartolomé El Señor siempre nos busca y quiere que cada día nos entreguemos más a Él. Continuamente nos está invitando a contemplar su poder, pero lastimosamente a veces nos conformamos con la ley del minimo esfuerzo... Hoy la Palabra vuelve a cuestionar nuestra entrega y sobre todo nuestro testimonio... Lee los textos y descubre hasta donde estás entregándolo todo y cuánto más podrías dar... Ap 21, 9-14 Sal 144, 10-13.17-18 Jn 1, 45-51

"Voici vraiment un Israélite : il n'y a pas de ruse en lui"Méditation de l'évangile (Jn 1, 45-51) par le pasteur Jean Pierre SternbergerChant final: "Je m'abandonne" par Grégory Turpin

Continuing our Series “God Encounters of the REAL kind”, today we have guest Pastor Greg Johnson, who gave an excellent message about what it means to hear from God in our daily lives?  We will consider questions regarding hearing God's voice in our lives, discuss the concerns and abuses of claiming to hear God's voice when it's not, and how to engage the promises of hearing God's response to our prayers and how we can follow His direction with confidence.Key Scripture Passages:Gen. 31:3, Jn.10:27, Ps. 102: 1-2, 70:1, 145:18-19, Jer. 33:3, Jn. 16:3, I Jn. 5:14, Mk.11:24, Heb. 4:16, Ex. 33:14-17

Lecturas: Isaías 56,1.6–7 Salmo 67,2–3.5.6.8 Romanos 11,13–15. 29–32 Mateo 15, 21–28 La mayoría de nosotros somos extranjeros, los no israelitas sobre quienes profetiza la primera lectura de esta semana. Al venir a adorar al Dios de Israel, nos situamos en la línea de fe personificada por la mujer cananea en el Evangelio de esta semana. Al llamar a Jesús Señor, e hijo de David, esta extranjera muestra su gran fe en la alianza de Dios con Israel. Jesús prueba tres veces su fe. Se niega a responder a su grito. Después le dice que su misión está destinada sólo a los israelitas. Finalmente utiliza la palabra “perro”, una expresión utilizada para menospreciar a los no israelitas (cf. Mt 7,6). Sin embargo ella persiste en creer que sólo Él ofrece la salvación. En este drama familiar vemos cumplida la profecía de Isaías y la promesa de la que cantamos en el salmo de este domingo. En Jesús, Dios da a conocer a todas las naciones su camino y su salvación (cf. Jn 14,6). Al comienzo de la historia de la salvación, Dios llamó a Abraham (cf. Gn 12,2). Él escogió a su descendencia, Israel, de entre todas las naciones que había sobre la faz de la tierra, para construir el reino de su alianza (cf. Dt 7,6–8; Is 41,8). En el plan de Dios, Abraham había de ser el padre de muchas naciones (cf. Rm 4,16–17). Israel había de ser el primogénito de una familia de Dios extendida por todo el mundo, conformada por todos aquellos que creen en lo que la cananea profesa: que Jesús es el Señor (cf. Ex 4,22–23; Rm 5,13–21). Jesús vino en primer lugar para restaurar el reino de Israel (cf. Hch 1,6; 13,46). Pero su misión última era la reconciliación del mundo, como San Pablo declara en la epístola de este domingo. En la Misa nos unimos a todos los pueblos para rendirle homenaje. Como Isaías había predicho, venimos a su monte santo, la Jerusalén celestial, para ofrecer sacrificios en su altar (cf. Hb 12,22–24.28). Con la mujer cananea, tomamos nuestro lugar en la mesa del Señor para ser alimentados como sus hijos.

EL LEGADO DEL AMOR: Le gustara tener la seguridad de que es un hijo (a) de Dios, con plena confianza en la oracin y con una dulce comunin con el Seor? Descubra cmo a travs del legado del amor y por qu es su inversin ms valiosa. 1 Jn. 3:11-24 To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/276/29This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3279340/advertisement

EL LEGADO DEL AMOR: Le gustara tener la seguridad de que es un hijo (a) de Dios, con plena confianza en la oracin y con una dulce comunin con el Seor? Descubra cmo a travs del legado del amor y por qu es su inversin ms valiosa. 1 Jn. 3:11-24 To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/276/29

EL LEGADO DEL AMOR: Le gustara tener la seguridad de que es un hijo (a) de Dios, con plena confianza en la oracin y con una dulce comunin con el Seor? Descubra cmo a travs del legado del amor y por qu es su inversin ms valiosa. 1 Jn. 3:11-24 To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/276/29

EL LEGADO DEL AMOR: Le gustara tener la seguridad de que es un hijo (a) de Dios, con plena confianza en la oracin y con una dulce comunin con el Seor? Descubra cmo a travs del legado del amor y por qu es su inversin ms valiosa. 1 Jn. 3:11-24 To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/276/29This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3279340/advertisement

Hemos hablado acerca de como Dios nos hizo miembros de Su familia por la obra de Cristo (Ef. 2:19). Él es nuestro Padre y nosotros somos Sus hijos (Jn. 1:12-13). La iglesia necesita ser, en su naturaleza una familia que hospeda la presencia de Dios porque hemos sido construidos como un templo santo en el que Dios habita (Ef. 2:21-22) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/housesoflight/support

Durante la época colonial hispanoamericana, surgió un género musical llamado cielito. Era una canción patriótica danzada que estaba estrechamente vinculada con las guerras por la independencia. El siguiente cielito que cantaba a las Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata, originalmente publicado anónimo en el folleto Día de Buenos Ayres que relataba los festejos del 13 al 15 de septiembre de 1816 en Buenos Aires con motivo de la independencia recién declarada por el Congreso de Tucumán, lleva por título: Cielito de la Independencia:1 Si de todo lo creado es el cielo lo mejor, el «cielo» ha de ser el baile de los Pueblos de la Unión. Cielo, cielito y más cielo, cielito siempre cantad que la alegría es del cielo, del cielo es la libertad. Hoy una nueva Nación en el mundo se presenta, pues las Provincias Unidas proclaman su independencia. Cielito, cielo festivo, cielo de la libertad, jurando la independencia no somos esclavos ya. Los del Río de la Plata cantan con aclamación, su libertad recobrada a esfuerzos de su valor. Cielo, cielito cantemos, cielo de la amada Patria, que con sus hijos celebra su libertad suspirada. Los constantes argentinos juran hoy con heroísmo eterna guerra al tirano, guerra eterna al despotismo. Cielo, cielito cantemos, se acabarán nuestras penas, porque ya hemos arrojado los grillos y las cadenas. Jurando la independencia tenemos obligación de ser buenos ciudadanos y consolidar la Unión. Cielito, cielo cantemos, cielito de la unidad, unidos seremos libres, sin unión no hay libertad. Todo fiel Americano hace a la Patria traición si fomenta la discordia y no propende a la Unión. Cielito, cielo cantemos, que en el cielo está la paz, y el que la busque en discordia jamás la podrá encontrar. Oprobio eterno al que tenga la depravada intención de que la Patria se vea esclava de otra nación. Cielito, cielo festivo, cielito del entusiasmo, queremos antes morir que volver a ser esclavos. ¡Viva la Patria, patriotas! ¡Viva la Patria y la Unión, viva nuestra independencia, viva la nueva Nación! Con semejantes versos, los que cantaban o declamaban este cielito no podían menos que vibrar de emoción al hacerlo e infundir aliento y avivar el fervor patriótico en los guerreros que los escuchaban prestos a luchar por la libertad en los campos de batalla. Gracias a Dios, así como aquellos héroes de nuestra independencia patria estuvieron dispuestos a morir para que no volviéramos a ser esclavos de ninguna otra nación, su Hijo Jesucristo dio su vida para que no volviéramos a ser esclavos del pecado. Más vale que permitamos que Él nos libre de esas cadenas, a fin de que podamos ser libres en todos los sentidos.2 Carlos ReyUn Mensaje a la Concienciawww.conciencia.net 1 «Cielito de la Independencia» En línea 11 marzo 2023; «Bartolomé Hidalgo: Obras completas — Prólogo de Antonio Praderio», Letras Uruguay En línea 11 marzo 2023. 2 Jn 8:31-36

Feast Day and Bible Study: (1:49) What is the sign of the Holy Spirit?  Jn 12:24-26 what does it mean to be a deacon?  Letters (21:24) - Low-Gluten hosts  (28:23) - Psalms & Satire Word of the Day: Anangke (33:12) Callers  (37:02) - How is astrology condemned by Catholics, but it's referenced in the Bible? (39:26) - In the 40 days after the Resurrection, what took place in Jerusalem? (40:57) - Do we have any oral traditions about the 500 disciples after the resurrection? (43:12) - A good resource on Catholic eschatology & metaphysics 

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Bloquea el pecado el GOZO del verdadero COMPAERISMO? Siempre. Aprenda acerca de la #conviccin, la #limpieza y la #conquista del pecado que RESTAURA el GOZO. 1 Jn. 1:5-2:6 To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/276/29

Open Forum: 03:31 – Could you explain the apparent heresies that Sedevacantism accuses Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis? Could you debunk them? 14:58 – What’s the significance of Jesus' facial burial cloth mentioned in Jn 20:7? 16:22 – I’m confused, why do we pray “world without end” but still talk about the end of the world. Isn't this contradictory? 18:47 – Why is the Eucharist called the bread of angels if the angels can't receive him? 23:46 – What’s the rationale behind having so many different kinds of devotions to Mary and Jesus? 33:26 – YouTube… Why do we not receive the precious blood during Mass? 37:01 – I’m going to air a Beatles special and will play the song Imagine by John Lenin. Is it appropriate for me to do so since it rejects the existence of God? 48:50 – How permissible is it for Latin Rite Catholics to pray to St. Uriel the Archangel? …