commandments – Royal Doors

Feb

07

2017

Mark 13:14-23- I Warned You!

Faithbeatitudes, commandments, prophesy, warning

Glory be to Jesus Christ! Any parent knows how important it is to keep children safe through warning them of the dangers that surround them. In our world today there exists a type of sentiment that "children shouldn't be tied down and should be free to do as they wish." Indeed, our God is a God of freedom- just look at the freedom of Adam and Eve in the Garden. God does not force anyone. Yet, we cannot say that God does not warn us. He warns us because He loves us. Throughout the periods of captivity God's people faced…

Feb

01

2017

By Fr. Michael Bombak

Mark 12: 28-37- Shema

Faithcommandments, honesty, love

Christ is Born! When I was a teacher, I taught a student named Shema. This is the Hebrew word for the Greatest Commandment which is referenced by our Lord in our reading today- to love the Lord with all your heart, with all your soul, all your mind and all your strength. Christ has been speaking to Scribes the whole way through this Gospel and none of them seem to get it. What is the difference here? While the other Scribes had been interested in setting traps for our Lord, this one comes to Him honestly. This is what allows…

Jan

30

2017

By Fr. Michael Bombak

Matthew 5:14-19 – Life in the Fishbowl

Faithcommandments, fish, freedom

Christ is Born! Fish seem to be the only pet we can really take care of as a family. Although my kids desperately want a dog, I recently broke and allowed them to get a beta fish which they named dizzy. Dizzy lives in a little bowl on our shelf in the living room. His world consists of a little pool of water in this enclosure. These parameters, limits and restrictions allow Dizzy to survive. We live in a culture brothers and sisters which sees all restriction to choice to be a restriction to freedom. If I don’t have infinite…

Dec

28

2016

By Fr. Michael Bombak

Mark 12:28-38: We CAN Get Satisfaction!

Faithcommandments, love, sacrifice, satisfaction, surrender

Christ is Born! Glorify Him! What is the meaning and purpose of life? Many people ask this question, looking for fulfillment, direction and purpose, especially today in our confused world. A collective and hungry cry can be heard from our world, which is probably best expressed by the Rolling Stones: "I can't get no satisfaction!" Nothing seems to satisfy. Happiness and fulfillment come from following the commandments that we have been given by the One who made and loves us. In our reading today the Lord gives us the ultimate guide to human fulfillment, the answer to that hunger in…