Happy Black History Month 2023!
Happy Black History Month from BLACKCATHOLIC! BHM is dedicated to the celebration of African Americans, our history, community, leaders, culture, and achievements. It also celebrates how African American history is an essential part of the history of the United States in general. Since its inception my apostolate has always taken part in celebrating BHM especially…
“Sunday in a TweetShell” for the Gospel for the 4th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A) [January 29, 2023] – Matthew 5:1-12a
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Above is my “Sunday in a TweetShell: Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less” I tweeted and shared on my FB for today’s Gospel reading for the 4th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A) [January 29, 2023] Mt 5:1-12a. When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain,and after he had sat…
“Sunday in a TweetShell” for the Gospel for the 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A) [January 22, 2023] – Matthew 4:12-23 (longer reading):
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“Sunday in a TweetShell” from my Twitter page (featured image above). Gospel Reading: Mt 4:12-23 When Jesus heard that John had been arrested,he withdrew to Galilee.He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea,in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,that what had been said through Isaiah the prophetmight be fulfilled:Land of Zebulun…
Male and Female, Adam and Eve – A Brief Meditation
As Scripture affirms, God created male and female, and within this creation He imbued male and female not only with a fundamental equality rooted in the equal sharing of His image but also with real and true distinctions and beautiful differences. In God’s pristine creation before the Fall there was no confusion in the fundamental…
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Launching a New Work on Twitter: Sunday in a TweetShell: Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less
I’m starting a new thing on my Twitter but I will always screenshot for here as well: capturing a brief message from each Sunday’s gospel reading at Mass as it relates to us all in nutshell to fit in a single tweet for each Sunday. I call it: “Sunday in a TweetShell [Get it?] Sunday’s…
Reflection: Love As The Basis For All Church Teaching
May I suggest the following lens to look at the teachings of the Church especially to those who struggle with them sometimes. All of the Church’s teachings – from the main dogmatic theological points regarding revelation to the hot-button topics – are really all about one core thing: love. Love for God who is Love…
Goodbye Benedict XVI, good grandfather of the Church in our time.
Requiem æternam dona ei, Domine. Et lux perpetua luceat ei. Requiescat in pace. Amen. Image (Fair Use)
Merry Christmas, y’all from BLACKCATHOLIC and the Birthday Boy Himself!
And remember. Today is only the beginning of Christmas!
God Bought Us on A Black Friday
For the world, today is Black Friday. But have you ever thought about how God bought US on another “Black Friday”? Unlike the deals we might have found today (and ain’t nothing wrong with a little deal, now) we did not come cheap. The price of His only Son was a hefty debt to pay.…