Psalm 86:15 But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth. Declaring the wonderful works of Jesus Christ my Lord who is abundant in chesed ve-emet; lovingkindness and truth.
Here's another one of those wonderful presentations by Dr. Scott Hahn. It moved me to tears. Listen to his exposition on the beautiful sacrament of reconciliation.
I found this excellent presentation by Dr. Scott Hahn and I decided to upload the same in its entirety here. Dr. Hahn discusses 'Covenant' and why understanding of the same is vital. It's absolutely worth listening to and I encourage each one to savour the truth of the faith.
“Many, many people hereabouts are not becoming Christians for one reason only: there is nobody to make them Christians”. – St. Francis Xavier. This is a provocative statement from one of the most prominent missionaries of the Church. If the statement was true in the 16th century during St. Francis Xavier’s time, I believe it’s even more valid in this present day and age. St. Paul states in Rom 10:14-15a How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? and how shall they preach, except they be sent?
Code of Canon Law (Cann. 781-792) deals with The Missionary Action of The Church http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P2L.HTM. Since I am no authority on Canon Law, all I can do is present the same as is. Can. 781 states this - Since the whole Church is by its nature missionary and the work of evangelization must be held as a fundamental duty of the people of God, all the Christian faithful, conscious of their responsibility, are to assume their part in missionary work.
"There are not one hundred people in the United States who hate The Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they wrongly perceive the Catholic Church to be."- Arch Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. This particular statement I believe, is not just true for the United States of America but applies to the whole world.
The Bible clearly states in 1Timothy 3:15b the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and bulwark of the truth. The Church is the foundation / the bulwark of truth. The truth is not not a 'what' but a 'who' and the truth is the person of Jesus Christ. The Church is the body of Christ and the head is Jesus Christ. And as the Church is the body of Christ (who is the fullness of truth) the Church is the bulwark of the truth; and as Christ Himself states in Matthew 16:18 And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
I would encourage anyone and everyone to watch this very interesting interview of Mr. Michael Voris, S.T.B., president and founder of St. Michael’s Media, who also heads RealCatholicTV.com paint a vivid picture elaborating on the truth and claims of the Catholic Church.
Deut 30:19 I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore choose life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed;
Therefore choose life, that you and your descendants may live - says the Lord. Choosing life and preserving life is the call that we all need to accept and obey. It's the cornerstone of our relationship with our Abba Father.
Psalm 139:13-14a For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother's womb. I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:. So let's all who are alive continue to give glory and thanks the the Lord God Almighty who formed each of us in our respective mother's womb. And let's always remember that the 'foetus' in the mother's womb is a human baby and it's a child, it's a child, it's a child. Abortion is murder; a mortal sin and Rom 6:23a the wages of sin is death.
When I decided to create my own blog, I was inspired to name it 'chesed ve-emet' a Hebrew phrase which means 'lovingkindness and truth'.
Then I was led, to check the web for things related to 'chesed ve-emet' and providentially, I came across a beautiful rendition of Psalm 85:10-11 in Hebrew by Johana Kocnarova. The lyrics in Hebrew (English transliteration) and the English translation are as follows:
