The Deceiver, the ancient serpent, the liar and murderer, demon, devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the tempter, the enemy of human nature, the roaring lion on the prowl—all of these names describe the devil both from Sacred Scripture and from the writings of the saints.

The devil’s hatred. The devil is the exact antithesis of God. The Letter of Saint John describes God as Love. The devil, on the contrary, is the epitome of hatred; the devil hates God, he hates all of humanity and all of us individually, and the devil even hates himself.

Fallen angels. Lucifer and the other devils … Read more

The moment we die and pass from this world to the next to be judged by Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will determine our destiny for all eternity. Really there are only two possibilities: salvation or damnation—rejoicing in the Presence of God, His Blessed Mother, the angels and saints, or suffering the pains and torments of the damned for all eternity. Even though very sober, very serious, possibly even a bit frightening, this reality should loom before our eyes as the minutes, days, weeks, months and years evaporate before our eyes.

We should prepare for this encounter with the … Read more

Writing as a priest for more than 33 years and being also a Religious priest consecrated and given to Jesus through the Blessed Virgin Mary, I honestly believe that if priests can find time to read, meditate and pray over the book In Sinu Jesu their lives will be transformed.

In this brief article we will highlight the essential points and messages in this text with the purpose of encouraging priests—myself included—to fall in love with their priesthood by falling in love with our Model, Friend, and Guide, Jesus the High Priest and Savior of the world.

Incidentally, this book … Read more

God is always so good that constantly He showers us with the most abundant graces. His Church, which is called His Mystical Body, incessantly rains down upon us a torrential downpour of graces. This is manifest in a very special way in the Church Liturgical cycle, most specifically in the Strong-Seasons—both Advent leading to Christmas and Lent culminating in Holy Week and the Solemnity of all Solemnities, Easter!

BE PREPARED! Most certainly it has happened to all of us that we are absorbed and immersed in so many activities—family, social and work—that these great seasons of grace sweep by us … Read more

SEEING JESUS IN THE SICK AND ELDERLY  (Read Mt. 25: 31-46)

UTILITARIANISM!  A very long word, difficult to pronounce without tripping over one of the letters, and understood by very few, permeates the American society with its philosophy and praxis.

MEANING AND PROPONENTS.  Two of the major proponents of this all-pervasive philosophy were English political philosophers of the 19^th century—J.S. Mill and Jeremy Bentham. Its meaning? To be direct and to the point and as clear as possible, the meaning is the following: The human person has value in proportion to how much money they can make and save, … Read more