Abide in Me

Post date:   2024-04-05
Autor:   BCP
Jesus says: “Abide in Me, and I in you.” (Jn 15:4) He is in us. He is with us. “I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” (Mt 28:20) But we are not with Him. That’s the problem! He is in me but, in fact, I am not in Him, and so I do not rely on Him.

Reflection on Heb 13:8

Post date:   2024-04-04
Autor:   BCP
Before Jesus raised Lazarus, who had been dead four days, Martha said to Jesus: “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.” Jesus said to her: “Your brother will rise again.” She said to Him: “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.” Jesus said to her: “I am the resurrection and the life.”

If we have Christ, in Him we have everything

Post date:   2024-04-02
Autor:   BCP
The Word of God says: “We were buried with Christ in baptism and also raised with Him.” (Col 2:12) This is not a literary expression or poetry. This is reality! How we were raised with Christ and how we received a new life is a mystery. There is nothing to think about. Scripture says so and therefore it is reality. God’s Word says: “It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me” and “We are a living temple of the Holy Spirit”. If we are in a state of sanctifying grace, all that Jesus obtained for us at Calvary and all that belongs to Him He gives to us, so it is also ours. If we give ourselves to Him and are united to Him, then if we have Christ, we have all things in Him. St Paul says: “In Him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”

Skrze víru se máme otevřít realitě Kristovy smrti i Jeho vzkříšení

Post date:   2024-03-30
Autor:   BCP
Boží slovo také říká, že skrze křest jsme byli ponořeni do Kristovy smrti. Skrze víru se máme otevřít realitě Kristovy smrti, která přemáhá hřích, ďábla. V okamžiku své smrti Ježíš dává svého Ducha do náruče Otcovy. V Kristově smrti je velká moc, která vítězí. Potom přichází vzkříšení, nový život. V různých situacích našeho života máme vcházet do Kristovy smrti. To znamená vážně hledat Boží vůli a dávat v konkrétní situaci na první místo Boha. V té chvíli se zříci svého dobra, své pravdy, své zkušenosti a upřímně přijmout Boží vůli, Boží pravdu. To je spojeno se zapřením sebe. A potom v té situaci může Bůh svojí všemohoucností znovu udělat zázrak vzkříšení.

Word of Life – Heb. 13:8 (31/3/2024 – 14/4/2024)

Post date:   2024-03-30
Autor:   BCP
"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever."

What is the greatest blessing?

Post date:   2024-03-27
Autor:   BCP
The greatest blessing is when God gives us the grace to be evil spoken of, unjustly suspected, reproached and humiliated for His name’s sake. The Lord Jesus trod this path before us, because He loved us. He was completely innocent. Yet He forgave and prayed for everyone.

Jesus wants mature people

Post date:   2024-03-27
Autor:   BCP
Jesus wants mature people. He can do more with one mature person in a year than He can do with hundreds of immature people in 200 years. The mark of maturity is actually the degree of dying to self with Christ. The essence of this death to self is in humility, in completely renouncing at every moment one’s own will, one’s own good, one’s own ideas or desires, and accepting everything out of love for Jesus. People who are completely forgotten, buried, those who have died with Christ, mature souls, who have offered themselves as a sacrifice to Jesus – it is their sacrifice that decides the future of nations.

Think about what your cross is every day

Post date:   2024-03-23
Autor:   BCP
Truly we know neither the day nor the hour, and nothing is more certain than death. Therefore, we have to redeem the time. How? By a living faith, by daily practising humility, that is, constantly renouncing our own wishes, good plans or intentions. Let us not stick to our own opinion, but bring everything to light, and humble ourselves every time we act spontaneously on our own. However, when others do something wrong, we should not condemn them but, again, humble ourselves in spirit: “Lord, I am twice as bad. I’ve made the same or even greater mistake so many times. And mine was a banal one that this person would never make.” Let us accept the concrete hardships as a cross to carry. Every day we should take a few moments to reflect on what our cross is – not abstract but concrete.

BCP: Critical review of Francis Bergoglio’s autobiographical book

Post date:   2024-03-20
Autor:   BCP
The media report that Bergoglio’s autobiographical book spanning over 300 pages is set to be released on 19 March 2024. In the book, Bergoglio mentions his resignation, stressing that in this respect it is “a distant hypothesis”, since he says there are “no serious reasons” for his resignation.

BCP: Lent 2024 – Time of Penance: Renounce Fiducia Supplicans! (Pastoral letter) (video)

Post date:   2024-03-19
Autor:   BCP
The season of Lent in this extraordinary time of great apostasy is a time of urgent repentance. The statements of Jesus about repentance are relevant for each of us. “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Metanoite, change your mind and believe in the Gospel.” (Mk 1:15) “Unless you repent, you will all perish.” (Lk 13:3)  

Reflection on Heb 11:6

Post date:   2024-03-16
Autor:   BCP
This verse is part of the well-known chapter 11 of the Epistle to the Hebrews. It is preceded by the following five verses: “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead. By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death; he could not be found, because God had taken him away. For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.” (Heb 11:1-5) 

Word of Life – Heb. 11:6 (17/3/2024 – 31/3/2024)

Post date:   2024-03-16
Autor:   BCP
"And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him."

Hell is real

Post date:   2024-03-15
Autor:   BCP
We need to talk about hell. It is hard to talk about this truth separately though. However, if we highlight the beauty of the Saviour as a contrast against this dark background, this is truly evangelization. Yes, hell is a real threat looming over everyone. But there is Jesus who came to save us from hell. Therefore, the fear of hell should be a strong impetus for us to sincerely repent and be saved.

Those who rejected Christ and salvation are in hell

Post date:   2024-03-13
Autor:   BCP
Those who rejected Jesus will face Him as a Judge at the hour of death. In a single gaze they will see that He is not their friend, that He is not their Saviour, because they rejected Him again and again, stifled their conscience, believed in lies, systematically resisted the truth, Christ and good, all connected with salvation and the Gospel that was distorted by them. 

The greatest suffering in hell is the separation of the soul from God

Post date:   2024-03-12
Autor:   BCP
The truth about hell is indeed very serious and is linked with our salvation. If we take seriously the eternity of hell, we are also aware of the seriousness of the entire teaching of Christ about salvation based on this fact – Christ came into the world, God became man to deliver us from the bondage of the devil, to deliver us from hell and to give us a new life – eternal life.

BCP: Basics of the Interior Prayer /Part 2/ (video)

Post date:   2024-03-11
Autor:   BCP
The Last Four Words from the Cross Structure for the second hour of interior prayer 5 minutes: The four fundamental truths (death, judgment, eternity, God’s mercy) 10 minutes: The co-crucifixion 5 minutes: The reception of the Mother of Jesus 5-10 minutes: An introductory motivational word on the last four words from the cross

Word of Life – Heb. 9:27 (3/3/2024 – 17/3/2024)

Post date:   2024-03-03
Autor:   BCP
"People are destined to die once and then face judgment."

Reflection on Heb 9:27

Post date:   2024-03-02
Autor:   BCP
The next verse 28 reads: “So also Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for Him.” The proverb says: A wise person thinks about the end, that is, death. But it is not enough to think about death, we must also think about eternity, which can be either happy or unhappy. The condition for a happy eternity is to keep our faith in Jesus Christ, because the Scripture says: Whoever believes in Him will be saved.

BCP: Basics of the Interior Prayer /Part 1/ (video)

Post date:   2024-02-29
Autor:   BCP
Ve vnitřní modlitbě je potřebné si uvědomit základní pravdy, které se člověka osobně týkají, především je to smrt, Boží soud, věčnost. Křesťanské rozjímání bylo odedávna zaměřeno na dvě oblasti. První oblastí jsou poslední věci člověka a druhou Kristovo utrpení a Jeho smrt. K těmto duchovním pramenům se vracíme i nyní.

BCP: Home church – a solution to the current spiritual crisis (video)

Post date:   2024-02-28
Autor:   BCP
Every sincere bishop, priest and believer perceives that the contemporary Church needs a spiritual revival. This must begin with each individual, and especially with the basic cell of the Church, which is the family, that is, father, mother and children. For everyone, it begins with prayer, that is, building a personal relationship with God. But the conditions for this must be created, because in the daily pace of life one is unable to find time for deeper prayer. On the other hand, however, young people and children spend several hours a day on smartphones, which have swept the world in recent years. Thus, they waste their time not only in vanities, but directly in instructions on moral depravity, crime and satanism.