I saw a man on the news today in his mid-thirties. He was caught on camera stealing from a store during the riots in 2020. He said he went there peacefully but followed a leader who pillaged two stores. He had a wrap sheet.
But something happened when he got four years of probation. He repented and said he was turning his life around. He now has a job as a security officer. Thank the Lord someone believes him and trusts him.
The wrath of God isn’t something horrible but think of it as an opportunity to change for the better. The Twelve Step Program for recovery from alcohol and drugs is the last effort for someone to turn their life around.
Hitting bottom is the wrath of God. The consequences of our choices catch up with us, and we can no longer run from them. God continually gives us invitations to turn our life around. Should we refuse, He allows us to experience the hardship and suffering our sinful choices cause us and others. But only to the degree that we can barely bear them.
The wrath of God is his last cry for us to come to him like the prodigal son. This lad had a change of heart only when he wanted some of the corn the pigs were eating. He was so hungry after following his bad choices.
All of us have the grace to turn things around in our lives. We don’t have to wallow in the pigpen of life. Go to your Father and ask Him to show you the number of times He has offered you to come home to His heart. Know He doesn’t like at all His wrath. What we can’t bear, Jesus did on the cross. God’s wrath is His mercy.
October 16, 2025, Luke 11:47-54 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101625.cfm The most humbling thing we can discover is … Who could count how many times the scribes, Pharisees, and
October 15, 2025, Luke 11:42-46 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101624.cfm One little decision can determine our destiny. “Woe to you, Pharisees!” Intoxicated drivers can cause significant harm to themselves
October 14, 2025, Luke 11:37-41 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101425.cfm Some Things We Can’t See Living in a parish with a school allows me to visit the children anytime.
October 13, 2025, Luke 11:29-32 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101325.cfm LET’S GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME When teaching, I ask a question to see if the audience is
Father Rick’s Three Minute Homily for Thursday – 04-27-2022
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042822.cfm
WRATH OF GOD – A GREAT GIFT.
I saw a man on the news today in his mid-thirties. He was caught on camera stealing from a store during the riots in 2020. He said he went there peacefully but followed a leader who pillaged two stores. He had a wrap sheet.
But something happened when he got four years of probation. He repented and said he was turning his life around. He now has a job as a security officer. Thank the Lord someone believes him and trusts him.
The wrath of God isn’t something horrible but think of it as an opportunity to change for the better. The Twelve Step Program for recovery from alcohol and drugs is the last effort for someone to turn their life around.
Hitting bottom is the wrath of God. The consequences of our choices catch up with us, and we can no longer run from them. God continually gives us invitations to turn our life around. Should we refuse, He allows us to experience the hardship and suffering our sinful choices cause us and others. But only to the degree that we can barely bear them.
The wrath of God is his last cry for us to come to him like the prodigal son. This lad had a change of heart only when he wanted some of the corn the pigs were eating. He was so hungry after following his bad choices.
All of us have the grace to turn things around in our lives. We don’t have to wallow in the pigpen of life. Go to your Father and ask Him to show you the number of times He has offered you to come home to His heart. Know He doesn’t like at all His wrath. What we can’t bear, Jesus did on the cross. God’s wrath is His mercy.
IGNITE THE FIRE!
Fr. Rick Pilger, IC
www.bscchurch.com
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