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Text Box: individuals are very numerous, should contemplate the reality of Hitler, NAZIsm, Fascism, Lennin, Marks, Stalin, Communism . . . Reality occasionally does not readily lend itself to having the reasons for something's existence being comprehended. Evil often is one such thing. The impressiveness of what our Saviour has made available for our acceptance becomes even more impressive and startling when one realizes not only are we incapable of imagining or comprehending the benefits, incapable of imagining or comprehending of what is in store for those who operate divinely - who live in accordance with Faith, but that we also are incapable of imagining or comprehending the opposing forces, opposing individuals, and opposition which our Saviour had to overcome. The Charity which God has for us - the Divine Love, Agape Love - truly is immeasurable and beyond comprehension for it is Divine. But God has made it possible for us to approach elements of Charity, to approach a form of comprehension of Charity, to have, express, and give Charity, and actually to be Charity. What makes more sense: to accept and attempt to be Charity, or to be sin? For so long as you are alive you have the opportunity and the ability to be Charity. Prove to all of creation and to the Creator that you are wise beyond measure by grasping that opportunity and never releasing it. Ref: Col. 3:1-4; Mat 28:1-7 +

Text Box: THE CHURCH IS ONE FLOCK, AND SHOULD ACT LIKE IT It seems as though there are a multitude of flocks which claim Jesus as their shepherd. Jesus made it very clear there is but one fold, one flock. There therefore is but one flock, one fold, of which Jesus is the shepherd. Jesus also made it very clear there are other sheep which He desires to bring into the fold, His fold. He said there are other sheep He wishes to bring into His flock; but He did not say there were other flocks which He shepherded or which He wished to bring into His flock - just other sheep which did not yet belong to his fold and which He desired to bring into His fold. One of the key indicators as to whether or not a Church or a Church Jurisdiction, or a religion, is part of Jesus’ flock is whether or not that Church truly has all of the sacraments instituted by Christ: especially those of the Eucharist, Absolution - Confession, and Holy Orders. To have valid sacraments a Church must have a priesthood through its bishops in an unbroken chain of ordinations in sacramental Holy Orders going back to at least one of the Apostles. Without this a Church is not part of Jesus' flock, and its sheep should seek the true fold. But there is implicit in this reality another reality. Even though they may have different and even conflicting administrations and human administrators who are at odds with each other, and even though different Church Jurisdictions may be in opposition to each other, every Church with valid sacraments and valid sacramental Holy Orders is part of Jesus’ flock. An individual who is a member of a Church which does not have Apostolic Succession is not a member of Jesus’ flock and therefore has no right to receive the Eucharist in a Church which does have Apostolic Succession. Also, even though an individual may be a member of a Church with Apostolic Succession, that does not mean that

Text Box: individual has a right to receive the Eucharist. There are many activities and many beliefs which sever an individual from the Body of Christ; which in actuality make that individual no longer part of Jesus’ flock. Such individuals include, but are not limited to, those who ignore dogma, ignore the commandments, advocate anything which is in opposition to dogma including especially those who would allow abortion, approve or would allow homosexual and lesbian relations and acts, would allow those in homosexual or lesbian relationships to exercise those privileges and rights associated with heterosexual marriage, would redefine marriage to include those of the same gender or sex, those who advocate the government confiscating the fruits of an individual's labor for any purpose other than that of providing that which is necessary for the citizenry and which can only be provided by the government, those who advocate confiscation of the fruits of an individual’s labor for the purpose of redistribution to others, and a multitude more. Such individuals are excommunicated, severed from the flock of Jesus Christ. A priest who knowingly and intentionally administers the sacrament of the Eucharist to such an individual knowing full well at the time that the individual is excommunicated, or knowing full well that the individual holds any such immoral position, is himself guilty of the Body and Blood of Christ, and is himself excommunicated. But those who are valid members of Jesus’ flock, and in a state of grace, should not and must not be prohibited from reception of the sacraments, including and especially the Eucharist, even though they may seek them in a Church Jurisdiction other than “their own”. Every priest has the right and the duty to ascertain the viability of an individual’s membership in Jesus’ flock - especially regarding an individual with whom he is not familiar. But the priest also has the obligation to make that determination in a timely and

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