Father John Vogler is a retired Roman Catholic priest with over 50 years of experience in parishes, in prison ministry and in working with lay-evangelization movements like Marriage Encounter, the Cursillo and the Charis...
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The Beatitudes in Matthew's Gospel are the necessary qualities for building the Kingdom here on earth. "Poor In Spirit" is basic. But, "Mourning" is the key to all the other Beatitudes. happylittlecrittersband.com
Father John reject the notion of an eternal hell. But, he insists that there is a hell going on right now that must be stopped for God's sake and for the sake of every person. He reiterates his understanding of the doctrine of the Blessed Trinity as the b
Fr. John is not stupid. He knows that we will turn to genital sex when we are in need. But, he claims that the need for human intimacy is best fulfilled without the genital. We just need to learn how. He claims that down through the ages, we keep feeding
Father John shares his experience of how and why prayer is an essential tool greater and greater happiness. He claims the source unhappiness is being alone. With prayer, he is never alone. (happylittlecrittersband.com)
Philosophy, theology and science all involve the mind trying to understand what we see, hear and experience. I have discovered a distinction in the doctrine of the Blessed Trinity that allows the mind to explain everything logically and plausibly. "I beli
If we are to participate in building the Kingdom here on earth, it is absolutely certain that we are going to have to get messy. (happylittlecrittersband.com)
With our overblown notion of our own free will, we even think that we are stronger than the Love of the Almighty God. (happylittlecrittersband.com)
Once oneness becomes an absolute, things look and sound completely different. Prayer, miracles and even the devil are seen in a new light. (happylittlecrittersband.com)
Decay or creation, death or resurrection depends on how one sees it. We humans see only a tine bit of reality and we usually get it wrong. (happylittlecrittersband.com)
What I'm doing here? These postings are just a sample of the messages that I write each week, and post on my website: happylittlecrittersband.com