Bread of Life

Prayer...

Prayer is, in the strictest sense, a humble religious petition of man to God to seek divine benevolence and benefits he needs for life, both temporal and eternal. It is a conversation with God, either by accepted prayer forms, or from the heart. Consider these words as if God were speaking them to His children...

"It is not necessary my child, to know much in order to please me much; it is enough that you love me fervently. Speak here to me then, as you would speak to your most intimate friend, to your mother, to your brother."

~God your Father~

He Gave His Only Son

"Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed."

John 21:29

Quotes to Live By

There should be less talk. A preaching point is not a meeting point.

The dying, the cripple, the mental, the unwanted, the unloved-- they are Jesus in disguise.

In the West there is loneliness, which I call the leprosy of the West. In many ways it is worse than our poor in Calcutta. (Commonweal, Dec 19, 1997)

It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving.

The poor give us much more than we give them. They're such strong people, living day to day with no food. and they never curse, never complain. We don't have to give them pity or sympathy. We have so much to learn from them.

I see God in every human being. When I wash the leper's wounds, I feel I am nursing the Lord himself. Is it not a beautiful experience?

I do not pray for success. I ask for faithfulness.

Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go.

If you judge people, you have no time to love them.

~Mother Teresa~

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Rights for Unborn

by Deacon Mike Caldwell

The topic of rights for the unborn is controversial. Just like when Jesus tried to explain his death and resurrection, many people don't want to hear this message because its complicated; its controversial; it upsets our quiet lives. Also, when discussing abortion its difficult to see the injustice, its difficult to see the victims. The rights of the unborn are minimized primarily because abortions are legal. In our society, legal actions equals good morals. In a democratic society if you follow the law of the land, you suffer no consequences. It is as if our laws give us a framework for how to live our lives.

It's as if our laws give us the framework....

...for how to live our lives.

We need to promote a culture of life. There are some who want to silence even further the already silent screams of the unborn, who constitute the most marginalized and oppressed segment of humanity today. Yet as a Church we are called to give urgent attention and priority to these children. We are called to embody the response of Christ, ignoring the rebukes of the "politically correct" segments of our society, and identifying ourselves with the "man on the margins." Not only is this an imitation of Christ, but it is a fulfillment in our day of the prophecy of Jeremiah. God's promise regarding his scattered and oppressed people is, "I will gather them." We are called to gather back together those who are scattered by the legal fiction that their lives are not equal to the rest of people; to restore protection to those who would otherwise be scattered by the physical violence of abortion.

We need to promote

...a culture of life

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