Author Archives: ahumblestudent

Brother Monk, what troubles you now? No, I just labor with my soul to know we live in a “thankless world,”that’s all. What do you mean, Brother Monk?  Do we not give our continued thanks and praise to the Lord, … Continue reading →

The third illustration about the disciple, Thomas, takes place after the resurrection. You remember the story in John, how in chapter 20, the risen Jesus appears  to the disciples in the Upper Room, but Thomas was not there? And when … Continue reading →

The second story about Thomas takes place at the Last Supper of our Lord, in the Upper Room in Jerusalem, on the night He was betrayed. In chapter 13, Jesus said that one of you will betray Me, and one … Continue reading →

And Now, May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be alway acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. … Continue reading →

March, In the Year of our Lord, 2016…the holy church season of Lent…in remembrance of what our Lord, Jesus Christ, the Son of God in the flesh, did on the Cross for all the world! It has now been 1,983 … Continue reading →

In offering to take a soul who I deemed either lost or on the fence under my mentorship of the faith, I was rebuffed with the comment, “well, you can’t prove it; one way is as right as the other! … Continue reading →

Brother Monk has been at this message a long time! Just not coming to him. Not on his own, by himself, anyway! He has not focused his energy and thoughts on the Lord…trying to go it alone…don’t know why…but this … Continue reading →

Brother Monk has been researching some things throughout history whereby God’s guiding hand has caused men and women, inspired by the Holy Spirit, caused them to write amazing reflections about our Lord Jesus, especially in these ‘last times.’ Just think, … Continue reading →

On vacation somewhere in Maryland… You know, Lord, as I look out through the trees to your magnificent colors of a grey and blue sky with the sun setting its beams of light upon it now just before the dark … Continue reading →

OK, let’s set the record straight. Killing is killing, however you think you can sugar-coat it. Study any of the ancient pagan cultures, and you will find them offering human sacrifice to appease their gods! These demon worshipping people didn’t … Continue reading →