Have you heard of the term DINKS? It stands for “Double-Income-No-Kids.” If you pick up one of our national newspapers, especially the weekend edition, sooner or later you’ll come across a light article featuring a couple of bourgeois yuppies who live in a trendy condo, have lots of disposable income, eat out all the time, buy expensive kitchen appliances and the latest gadgets, and are quite satisfied with their “lifestyle”, so much so that they do not wish to have children.
Read MoreThe gospel of the woman caught in adultery has a special relevance for us these days. Our Lord did not deny the validity of the Jewish law to execute the woman for her crime.However, He refused to implement it. “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her”.
Read MorePhilippi was a thoroughly Roman city full of veterans and hardly any Jews. The earliest Christians in Philippi were Romans facing serious persecution for turning their backs on Rome in turning to Christ.
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