The external witness of God’s works and the internal witness of the believer’s heart—culminating in a faith that dares to approach Jesus with expectant surrender.
The Word of God speaks to us of a deeper, more fundamental order: the order of love that casts out all fear and brings peace to the storms of our hearts.
The light that dawned in Bethlehem was not a private glow for a chosen few, but a radiant beacon for the entire world, drawing all peoples out of darkness and into the brilliant dawn of God’s merciful love.
Bishop Henry Eikhlein traced the boarding house’s founding to a moment of inspiration. He recounted how its founder, Fr. Justin Saw Lwin, attended a youth congress in the Philippines where Pope St. John Paul II delivered a powerful message: “Be not afraid.”
Saint John, in his first letter, reveals our true identity with breathtaking clarity: “See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. And so we are!”
A happy and blessed New Year! As the world turns the page on the calendar, the Church, in her wisdom, does not begin with a resolution, but with a revelation.
Today, the beloved Apostle John assures us that we are not helpless in this struggle, for we possess a sacred anointing from God that enables us to abide in the Truth.