Christ Offers More!

You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery;' but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart. If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna. If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna. 'It was also said, 'Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,' but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery. 'Again you have heard that it was said to them of old time, 'You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,' but I tell you, don't swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God; nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can't make one hair white or black. But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No' be 'No.' Whatever is more than these is of the evil one. 'You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'* But I tell you, don't resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also. Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks you, and don't turn away him who desires to borrow from you. 'You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor,* and hate your enemy.*' But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you, that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven.

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Love One Another! 17/2010 → True Love Waits - Pure Hearts

“Do not be fooled by those who see you as just another consumer in a market of undifferentiated possibilities, where choice itself becomes the good, novelty usurps beauty, and subjective experience displaces truth.” So said the Holy Father, Benedict XVI, during World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia. “Christ offers more!” he added. “Indeed he offers everything! Only he who is the Truth can be the Way and hence also the Life. Thus the ‘way,’ which the Apostles brought to the ends of the earth, is life in Christ. This is the life of the Church.”

The following are excerpts from letters sent to us by who have entrusted their lives of Jesus by joining the Movement of Pure Hearts (MPH):

Art:

“I decided to have done with parties, alcohol, and impurity. All this, I felt, was doing me great harm. But masturbation was the one thing I was unable conquer. My struggle seemed hopeless, for the habit seemed too strong….I realized I had to join MPH and that Jesus wanted me to be pure, just as I wanted it myself. Now I am swimming against the current like you, and He is giving me the strength. Since I made my decision, I have been attending morning Mass and receiving Communion as often as I can. I have never felt so free and joyful. I am seriously considering joining the priesthood. I wish to offer up my whole life for Him. I know I can trust Him to the end. ‘Jesus, I trust in You!’”

Adam:

“Now that I am in jail, I realize God is the most important Person in my life. It was not always so. Now I want to fight my weaknesses and addictions. I am chaste. I do not drink or take drugs. I do not want to go back to my old way of life, for those addictions destroyed my early years. Under their influence I did many evil things. Today I entrust my whole heart to the Lord.”

Viola:

For a long time I lived in the sin of impurity. After reading your magazine, I decided to offer up my whole life to Jesus. Now I live a pure life. I plan to abstain from sex until I am married or to the end of my life, if such is God’s will for me. Despite the many temptations, I remain chaste only thanks to an absolute trust in Jesus. From frequent Holy Communion I draw the strength to fight off these temptations. Ever since I joined MPH, I have been able to speak with Jesus about everything. I thank and ask Him for things. I love to adore the Blessed Sacrament and do so every time I am in church. I thank Him for not leaving us and for being always present in the tabernacle. I thank Him for granting me a new life, even though I have wounded Him so much.”

Cathy:

“Christ showed me the way, and I believe in Him. I believe in Love. The loving Father raised me from the sin of impurity. He showed me He loved me dearly and that He would not abandon me, but rather help me and purify my heart to the very core. When I joined MPH, I felt I had made one of the most beautiful and important decisions of my life. I immersed myself totally in God’s mercy. I urge everyone to put their trust in Jesus and stay close to Him.”

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The above article was published with permission from "Love One Another!" in August 2016.

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