Comments on: International crime

By: Margaret

Margaret — Sat, 31 May 2008 13:46:10 +0000

Well, after all, our Lord was condemned as a criminal. The Romans considered us Christians to be criminals. I feel honored to walk that path with Him.

By: mark, g-son of maxime guillot III

mark, g-son of maxime guillot III — Tue, 13 May 2008 11:12:02 +0000

Live on you sinners but not in you sin. Live on you criminals in your ’self accusations’, spread His Word. Count it all joy,…when you meet various trials, for you know that the testing of you faith produces steadfastness….and let it have it’s full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. (jm1:2-4)
May His Word, rich as it flurish in you ‘criminal activity’. May you be “rich in good works.” (tm6:1 Go ahead boast in your exaltation and yet remember to be rich in your humiliation. Be not rich in your service but rich in Him you serve. For it is not the gifts you seek or teach but the Gift Giver.

By: Rationalize this further

Rationalize this further — Sun, 11 May 2008 08:33:43 +0000

It strikes me that this is not a distribution. Anyone coming here is seeking. This was not distributed to me, I came here seeking. Nothing is distributed on the internet. Thus this criminality is a self accusation.

By: Loyal Servant

Loyal Servant — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 14:45:15 +0000

I am a Third Order Carmelite with a very bad memory….I cannot get it through my head how to say the Liturgy of the Hours using my books. So, your service of offering the LOH is invaluable to me. I never thought I would live to see the day when praying would be a crime. I guess we have to do MORE praying until it becomes a Blessed activity again!!!!

By: eugene

eugene — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:24:37 +0000

Let me be a criminal, too, if that’s what following Jesus and God’s word means. I guess that’s what we need nowadays, criminals (and fools!) for God. Too many of us are complacent; we ask others to change but are not willing to change ourselves. No wonder many times God does not listen to us. Thank you, Universalis, for giving us access to God’s word and to pray to him even in our busiest moments.

By: DN

DN — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:46:06 +0000

Well, if the Word of God is “criminal content” in some countries, I plead guilty, although with a clean conscience, because the Word of God is light, life and truth.

By: Mary Anne

Mary Anne — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:28:33 +0000

If you are criminal, I guess that makes me one too. We worship the Creator of the Universe. - - Mary Anne

By: John

John — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:03:28 +0000

Your is doing a great job in bringing the gospel in its unadulterated form to the entire world. The daily sermons by the fathers and saints of the Church provides a very effective exposition of our the Catholic Doctrine of Jesus Christ our Saviour. It would be another great plus if your site could provide some of us with the most popular Catholic Gregorian Chants sang by Monks from our Monasteries. We could download and listen during our daily devotions. I’ll be pleased if you could give this suggestion a consideration.
Thanks and God Bless.

By: Grace

Grace — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:23:33 +0000

A ‘criminal’ is a person who does harm to another, thereby breaking with the law that all persons are bound to obey out of respect for each other and for God, Who is the Author of all human life. A person who practices religion according to their understanding of the truth (which they have informed to the best of their ability and in all sincerity) cannot be accused of wrongdoing. Rather, it is the person who, without sincerely seeking the truth out of desire to honor God and his fellow men, rashly obeys false teachings that satisfy only his pride and his evil inclinations to inflict pain and suffering on others, –this man (or group of men) is the one who commits the crime. Men who govern entire nations have exercised this oppression throughout all the ages of man’s life in this world. Jesus, the Eternal Word made Flesh, came Himself to exercise His Infinite Love and Mercy toward His children…to show them how to love and live with Him and with each other. He also shows us how to die, and that by laying down one’s life for one’s friends, as He did for us all, we are born to Eternal Life. Let us pray for those who live under this oppression of the very heart of their life, their love for God and neighbor. May we, who are free to exercise our belief, make good on that freedom and practice our religion with humble zeal!
Jesus, we trust in You!

By: Fr. Dave

Fr. Dave — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:38:46 +0000

Especially at this time of the year, can we not say that we can see “a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel”? (Luke 2.32) If we include all non-Jews in the term Gentile, then the good news is for all of us. If we are Jewish, Christian, or Muslim, we can all hear the good news of Jesus. He came for all of humanity and indeed the blessing of his coming is destined to bring all humanity faith, hope, and love, that which will abide for all time, especially love.