truth – Royal Doors

Feb

03

2017

Luke 2:25-38- Jeffersonism

Faithanna, Jefferson, prophesy, symeon, truth

Glory be to Jesus Christ! Ever prefer the Jesus in your mind to the one which we have been presented with through the Scriptures and the Church He established? In his later life, Thomas Jefferson, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, decided to make his own version of Jesus. Very meticulously he took a razor and cut out many of the miracles, the Resurrection and other things he didn't really like about the God-man he had read about in the New Testament. This book he referred to as…

Jan

26

2017

By Fr. Michael Bombak

Mark 11:27-33- The Truth!? You Can’t Handle the Truth!

Faithchief priests, honesty, scribes, truth

Christ is Born! Remember when you were younger and there was something you didn't understand and so you brought it to your parents who realized how long it would take to try to answer the question, and how you wouldn't get it anyway, and so they said "we'll tell you when you're older." You may have not been ready to understand the truth because of your age, but at least you were interested in knowing the truth. This is the difference between a child asking, someone who will honestly not understand, and the chief priests and scribes to which Jesus is…

Dec

12

2016

By Fr. Michael Bombak

Mark 9:42-10:1- What’s Your Salt Content?

Faithrelativism, salt, truth

Glory be to Jesus Christ! Why is it that we enjoy French Fries so much? Because of the salt. In fact, the salt content is the reason why we enjoy most foods. If you take out the salt you will find very quickly that food stops tasting very good. In our reading today, the Lord tells his disciples that salt is a good thing, and that through their actions they should guard their saltiness. The Christian life is indeed the flavor and savor of life, and not just for us, but for the whole world. But flavoring is not the only…

Nov

23

2016

By Fr. Michael Bombak

Luke 20:1-8 Post-Truth

Faithtruth

Glory be to Jesus Christ! I was watching a debate recently on a very important issue currently before the government legislative bodies and the word "post-truth" was used to describe someone's position. In many ways, our culture embodies a "post-truth" stance, either through relativism or fear. The temple leaders in our reading today show their true intentions through their avoidance of Jesus' question; they are not seeking the truth. The leaders come to the Lord seeking for Him to identify the authority by which He is preaching because their authority as temple leaders has been threatened. Our Lord asks them…