Comments on: Thursday, 7 th April 2022

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 02:36:20 +0000

I love your short prayers at the end of your reflection. I have written them down and prayer them often. I feel as they hit on exactly what I am feeling at that time and need to prayer for. Thanks I enjoy reading your reflections.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 14:48:12 +0000

The very fact that you wrote this reflection and cared to share your private and intimate feelings is proof enough for me of the Holy Spirt’s workings. I cannot imagine any financial, social or other motivation that you might have to take time to write this other than your faith. The Lord’s ways are not our ways. We all have a part to plan in God’s kingdom — even the stone throwing atheist. He/she exists to strengthen us. So God bless you for writing this and for all the other readers who take time to read your writings and reflect/act on the Lord’s way.

By: Helen

Helen — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:59:10 +0000

As a cradle Catholic myself, I can identify with your experiences Analise.I have often been stuck for words when attempting to explain my faith in God and my reasons for doing so to non believers.
I am reminded of the words of the disciple Simon Peter,when he asked Jesus “To whom shall we go?”
Not sure if an atheist has the answer to that question.

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:22:01 +0000

Thank you Analise for a thoughtful, relevant reflection.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 12:52:16 +0000

Love this reflection! I too was raised in a devout Catholic family. I’ve been blessed with Faith and the joy of my beliefs in our Lord Jesus Christ. The stone throwers are everywhere and will continue throughout all ages, I pray that we can continue to see the evil forces of the Devil! 🙏🏼 for graces of protection for humanity!

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 11:41:17 +0000

Analise,
Jesus is the only religious figure in human history to ever be pre-announced before he was ever born (Life of Christ, Fulton Sheen). The fact that Christianity survives today despite multiple attempts to snuff it out (and Judaism for that matter) by major world leaders throughout the ages testifies to its bedrock truth. It is also the only religion that claims God reaching down to man, not man reaching upward to God. Catholicism is the only Christian religion that has looked the same down through the ages (not founded by a man, but by Christ himself) without any changes to its foundations or errors in its dogmas (no dogma has, or ever will be reversed). The historical documentations of the Bible are incomparable and more numerous than any other ancient document in history (there are thousands of ancient scrolls that match, coming from all over the world, and still more are being discovered). Ancient artifacts of archeology being discovered further testify to the evidence of Jesus and his early followers, not to mention the Shroud of Turin, the most researched piece of history in the world. Faith and reason complement each other, not contradict each other. You need faith to believe in God, but you need more faith to be an atheist (G.K. Chesterton). Hope that helps with your atheistic friend!

By: Cecilia

Cecilia — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 11:36:04 +0000

Thank you Analise! I love the human way you share and standing up for our faith. I had to chuckle a little about Jesus hiding so as not to be stoned because right now our twin boy and girl grandchildren are participating in a Senior (high school) tag game. They squirt each other with squirt guns. Teams of 4 and last team wins a pot of money. The chuckle was I related to Jesus hiding and asked Him to help Olivia and Wyatt hide….I love that we can take any prayer or question or request or concern to Jesus no matter how trivial because He understands and is our Friend. 🙏🙌
God bless us all. I certainly will pray for you Analise. May peace be in Ukraine and Russia. 🚀🚀❤❤

By: Oeuf

Oeuf — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 11:32:14 +0000

This and other pages like it may be of some help verifying the was an actual historical Jesus as verified by a third party contemporary. http://josephus.org/