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Fr. Steven Scherrer
is a Roman Catholic Priest,
born in 1945, ordained in 1972. He has a doctorate
in New Testament from Harvard University (Th.D., 1979), and is presently living a contemplative, monastic life in Ossining, New York.
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Missionary activity is concerned with salvation, not just with the enculturated celebration of the salvation that people already have
Jesus' cure of the woman with the flow of blood is a symbol of his ability and willingness to cure our guilty conscience
What is the missionary activity of the Church in every age?
As Jesus cured a leper and restored him to society, so he cleanses us from the leprosy of sin to reconcile us with himself
The hand of the Lord was with John the Baptist from his earliest days and when he lived in the wilderness
The US Catholic bishops have voted to admonish Pres. Biden that his life lacks Eucharistic coherence, and so he should not present himself to receive Holy Communion
Jesus promises us justification, pardon for our sins, and faith that can navigate the storms of life, not freedom from affliction
Our faith should save us from self-destructive anxiety about the future
How to lay up for ourselves heavenly rather than earthly treasures
What does the Lord's Prayer mean, and how is it relevant to today's problems in the Church?
Do not resist one who is evil, but if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also
The gospel dispensation grows of its own dynamic power, transforming those that accept it with faith
God reconciles us to himself by putting our sins on his Son and punishing them in him so that we might become righteous
From the heart of Jesus on the cross flowed the blood that redeemed us
Whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment
Happy will we be if we follow the beatitudes, for they are Jesus' blueprint for a happy life in this world
As Christ is about to die in vicarious punishment for our sins, he leaves us the Eucharist to continually make present for us his atoning sacrifice on the cross
A simple humble life lived in the Lord's service, using all our wealth for him, is the best and happiest life
Jesus shows the Pharisees that their understanding of the Messiah is too low, and he needs to do the same to us today
Love of the one true God should be the whole orientation and focus of our life, exercised by loving our neighbor
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