“For I am not ashamed of the gospel. It is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: for Jew first, and then Greek.” Romans 1:16 There is a great deal in the gospel which such a man as Paul might be tempted to be ashamed of, especially if that gospel was…
The kelvin is a unit of measure for temperature based upon an absolute scale. It is one of the seven base units in the International System of Units and is assigned the unit symbol K. The Kelvin scale is named after the Belfast-born, Glasgow University engineer and physicist William Lord Kelvin (1824–1907), who wrote of…
“And my speech and my preaching were not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not stand on the wisdom of man, but on the power of God.” 1 Corinthians 2:4-5 (1st Century King James Version) In this passage Saint Paul reminds the…
“Wherefore, in order that all doubt may be removed regarding a matter of great importance, a matter which pertains to the Church’s divine constitution itself, in virtue of Our ministry of confirming the brethren. We declare that the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women and that this judgment is to…
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive…
In the Gospel of Mark, Our Lord gave us this directive, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” (Mark 16:15, NIV) The essence of His Gospel is love, and the Universal Spirit of peace and love is embedded in the call made to clergy who joyfully follow Our Lord’s dictate.…
