by Brother Jerry Valenti | Oct 6, 2021 | Life of Jesus
“Woe is me! My boss bawled me out. I had a fight with my spouse. I don’t have enough money to pay the bills this month. I don’t feel good. Woe is me!” The perhaps antiquated (and grammatically incorrect) phrase “woe is me” is a way of saying that you are sad or upset...
by Brother Jerry Valenti | Sep 29, 2021 | Life of Jesus
It sounds innocent enough. Playing a game of make-believe is typically a good thing, allowing people to use their imaginations. However, even assuming that the “playing doctor” that we’re talking about isn’t the version where young people...
by Brother Jerry Valenti | Sep 22, 2021 | Life of Jesus
One day, Jesus is in a house teaching. So many people want to hear what He is saying that the house is packed to capacity. Four men approach the house, carrying a bed with a man who is paralyzed with a palsy. They would like to ask Jesus to heal the man, but they...
by Brother Jerry Valenti | Sep 15, 2021 | Life of Jesus
The fame of Jesus is spreading. The word is getting around that this man seems to be able to heal any disease. So, it’s not surprising that a man afflicted with leprosy — one of the worst and most contagious diseases of that time — seeks Jesus out for a healing....
by Brother Jerry Valenti | Sep 8, 2021 | Life of Jesus
If you’re as old as I am, then you may remember a time when doctors made house calls. That’s right — if you were sick, you could call your doctor and he would come to your house and take care of you there. I remember at least one time (I think I was about...
by Brother Jerry Valenti | Sep 1, 2021 | Life of Jesus
A few years ago, a couple of young men from the Church volunteered their summer to do some outreach in the Pittsburgh area as part of the Youth in Action program. One Saturday, they had a day off from their work, so Brother Tony Ricci and I decided to treat them to a...
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