HOMILIES
Father Valan with Pilgrims at St. Peter's Church, Old Jaffa, October 10, 2016 Enlarge Image
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Loving children is what most moms do naturally and unconditionally. However, God’s love for His children is much more than their mother’s love. Let us remember the words of the prophet Isaiah. God asks, could a mother abandon her nursing child, or lack compassion for the child of her womb? Read more »
The main message to be learned from today’s gospel is that all Christians should be confident in the protective care of God through the gift of the Holy Spirit. At the very moment that we decided to give our lives to Christ or to become a Christian, Jesus has given us His Holy Spirit, as He had promised, as a personal friend and permanent companion. Read more »
For forty days, He appeared to His disciples, encouraging them, instructing them, guiding them, and preparing them for the work that He wanted them to accomplish. All these appearances and instructions were meant to prove that He had a real, physical body, and that He was truly alive. Read more »
Our sins always affect our relationship with God. While our relationship with God is secure through faith in Jesus Christ, being unwilling to acknowledge our sins before God and perhaps to confess it to someone else can hinder our relationship with God and effectively bar the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Read more »