Darkness !

In his homily last Sunday Fr. Henri Boulad spoke about being burning with the justice of God, a father who teaches his children through discipline and by purification as shown in the lives of the great figures in the Old Testament.

Indeed he touched upon the horrible acts of barbaric humanity that live with us and within us in spite of advances in studying human psychology... In such free societies today, it is heart-breaking to see the exploitation of children for sexual pleasure and the selling of their bodies by the "mafia" for cheap financial benefits. It is also slavery that continues in America with the supremacist mentality against black people. It is the denial of worshiping the real God who invites all to be his children since we are too busy in worshiping the self, fame, and self-gratification through sexual pleasure. The Internet is full of such videos that show nude young women and children whose dignity has been removed or suppressed. 

As the first World War was killing millions, the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima looked sad on the world that she loves and asked the children to pray more for the repentance of souls as she told them to send a message to the authorities: If souls do not repent, a larger war would engulf nations. 

In spite of all the terrible temptations by the evil one and souls, God still offers his unconditional love to everyone.

With the man-made coronavirus pandemic, people have the chance to pray for their beloved ones, and the sick. They have the chance to help their neighbours, the abandoned and the elderly, and in such acts of mercy they imitate Christ who gave up himself on the cross because to the end he loved his Father and everyone of his fellow men and women.