“Merciful and gracious is the LORD, slow to anger, abounding in mercy.” – Psalm 103:8
God our Father is merciful. That is the key theme of this Jubilee Year. It is a central message of Lent too. But, the fact that God is merciful also says something about you and me. We are sinners. If we were not, then there would be no need for God to be merciful in the first place!
Read More“The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear?” – Psalm 27:1
The first scripture passage for this Second Sunday of Lent may strike us modern readers as rather gruesome. The story comes from the 15th chapter of the book of Genesis, and it tells how the Lord God ratified his covenant with Abram (later Abraham), the father of the Israelite People.
Read More“The devil said to him… ‘All this will be yours, if you worship me.’ Jesus said to him in reply, ‘It is written: You shall worship the Lord, your God, and him alone shall you serve.’” – Luke 4:6-8
As we begin this Lenten season, it is important to realign our focus upon the first and foremost Commandment: The LORD is God, He alone. We should worship none other than He, and we should love Him with all our heart.
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“But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been ineffective.” – 1 Corinthians 15:10
God calls unworthy people to do His work. That theme runs through the Scripture readings for this Sunday, as exemplified by the vocation stories of the prophet Isaiah, Saint Paul, and Saint Peter.
Read MoreEach Wednesday, Rev. Father Frank Kyazze writes a blog reflecting his experiences with CARITAS & also on the core mission of CARITAS: Jesus' calling to "Love One Another." Fr. Frank is the first Seminarian of CARITAS For Children to be ordained. He is currently assigned to St. Joseph Minor Seminary in Nyenga, Uganda, as Dean of Studies. He is also a member of the Diocese of Lugazi, Uganda and sits on the CARITAS Board of Advisors.
