“Lord, let fire come down from heaven!”
At Elijah’s word: “Lord, let fire come down from heaven”, fire came down and consumed the bull on Mount Carmel,…
Word of Life – Acts 2:41-42 (6/11/16 – 20/11/2016)
“Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.…
Reflection on Acts 2:41-42
“Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.…
True love of yourself and your neighbours
Saint Augustine says: “Chastise me here, O God, and spare me the tortures (fire) of hell.” Lord, I want to be a holy egoist. I want to love myself truly and so I do not want to be in Purgatory for a single minute. If through chastising I will be saved from Purgatory, please chastise me. But I love my neighbours too. I do not even want my enemy to go to hell or Purgatory. If You want to purify him by Your fire through suffering, e.g. a disease, Your will be done. I love both myself and my neighbour, and I believe that the punishment which You will send on both me and him will save us. I want to be with him in heaven. This is pure love of enemies too. Jesus says: “Love your enemies.” It would be no love if I said: “Let them do what they want!” True love says: “Chastise them, O Lord, in order that they may be saved and not go to hell nor even to Purgatory if possible.” But we want this for ourselves first. And what we want for ourselves we also want for them – eternal life, true happiness – and this is in Christ. That is why we want others to have Him too. This is true love....
What to do so as not to go to Purgatory?
We have to be converted, to receive Jesus as our Saviour and Lord. We have to be renewed by the…
Let us do works worthy of eternity
Before you stand before the judgment seat of God, do your best so as not to stand there with empty…
After the promise comes the test and only then the blessing
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Geist von Assisi + Historisch-kritische Theologie
Religiöse Diskriminierung und Verfolgung
Verschiedene Predigen
His “holiness” the Dalai Lama in Prague and Minister Herman (Open letter)
20 October 2016 On Monday 17 October, an uninvited guest – his “holiness” the Dalai Lama – arrived in Prague.…
Word of Life – Acts 2:38-39 (23/10/16 – 6/11/2016)
“Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ…
Reflection on Acts 2:38-39
“Then Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ…
Let us be men of faith like Abraham
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An appeal to the American people before the election
Dear American Christians and people of good will, the presidential elections in previous years do not compare with this historic…
To remain faithful to God in essential things
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Unite your pain with Mine
In suffering, we must stand in the faith and not groan. We must give thanks and praise the Lord, turn…
Life becomes fruitful through the cross
There are different forms of the cross. Today we have one cross, tomorrow we will have another. Through the cross…
Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness
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