Our greatest love should be Jesus. Everything we do must be centered on Him, even if it causes us to lose our lives, because it is only in losing our lives for Him that we can gain eternal life. So, we must not be afraid to speak the life-giving Gospel, which calls all people to repentance and forgiveness.
Read MoreSt. Paul explains an important paradox of our faith. Sin is the transgression of the Law. God gave the Law to Moses. Why is it, then, that Adam, who lived long before Moses and the Law, was able to sin? What Law was he breaking? Jesus answers these questions when he restates the nature of sin. Whoever acknowledges Him will have life, and whoever rejects Him will die. Sin then takes on a renewed meaning. It is no longer a transgression of a Law; it is the denial of a person. Adam’s sin is, then, not against a Law, but against God Himself, Whom Adam knew personally.
Read MoreJesus urges us to “pray to the Lord of the harvest, that He may send labourers into His harvest.” God calls labourers from every walk of life: priests, religious, married, or single. Each person has been given a task based on their vocation. Regardless of the particular task, each person is called to promote the Gospel of Life.
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