Letters From Home Wednesday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time - Dr. John Bergsma
Nov 5, 2025
Dr. John Bergsma explores profound themes on love, law, and divine priorities. He emphasizes November’s focus on praying for the holy souls and understanding the balance between love and Christian teachings. The discussion dives into Romans 13, illustrating how morality is rooted in love, while also unraveling the complexities of a challenging saying from Luke 14 about prioritizing God above all else. Join in on a spiritual journey that invites deeper reflection on life, death, and faith.
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Pray For Souls In Purgatory
- Pray for the holy souls in purgatory, especially deceased relatives and parishioners, during November.
- Do view prayers for the dead as a high form of ecclesial charity per St. John Paul II.
Love Fulfills The Law
- Paul teaches that loving others fulfills the law because love prevents harm like adultery, murder, theft, and covetousness.
- John Bergsma frames Catholic moral teaching as a disciplined science that analyzes what love requires in concrete situations.
Practice Moral Teaching As Love
- Do treat Church moral teaching as guidance for practicing true love rather than as legalistic rules to reject.
- Try to share truth lovingly because, as Bergsma says, truth leads to freedom and salvation.