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Fr. John Taneburgo continues his exploration into the Ten Commandments. Basing himself on Pope Francis, he writes that God’s commandments aim at keeping us safe in freedom and preserving us from anyone who may make us slaves again and exploit us.
The Ten Commandments are words of wisdom and salvation offered by God to His people. Inspired by Pope Francis’s audiences on the Ten Commandments, Fr. John Taneburgo will be spelling out this year the “ten words” that make up the Decalogue.
Persecution in different forms are part of our lives as Christians. However, we should not let this deter us in following the path of Jesus Christ, who was also persecuted for our sake.
Peace is a gift from God, and in order to attain it we must recognize our roles as children of God, seek His presence in our lives and in the lives of others, and choose the path of non-violence and true justice.
To hunger and thirst for what is right is to be Good Samaritans to everyone, and to prioritize God above all, knowing that in following Him we are able to live out our best lives.
The act of forgiveness is an important factor of God’s merciful love. In order to share God’s love, we must also forgive those who have wronged us, just as He has forgiven our sins, so we may experience overflowing joy.
As a person, it is difficult for us to be merciful towards others. But by looking at the way God forgives us, seventy times seven, which means always, we need to look into our inner selves on this aspect of God’s abundant love for us to achieve happiness.
There are no exceptions. Everyone mourns in one way or the other. It is in how one responds to it – by being one with Christ and by looking at the way the Blessed Mother experienced mourning – that one can be comforted and still be happy.
The author writes about how his mother showed the real meaning of the word ‘gentle’. To be gentle is to live in the Holy Spirit as Jesus Himself taught the world how and the reward is the ‘earth as their heritage.’
In this article, the author presents a privileged way of living the first Beatitude (“How happy are the poor in spirit; theirs is the kingdom of heaven” – Mt 5:3): by adopting a simple lifestyle and having a free heart for Jesus and for others.
