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Monthly Archives: September 2013
A Short, Beautiful, Powerful Prayer
The shortest, most beautiful and power prayer is the Holy Name “Jesus”. It is the name that saves us from death, the name that brings us eternal life. The name God is “well pleased” with. It is the name of … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic, Catholicism, Christian., Christianity, Holy Name of Jesus, Powerful Prayer, prayer, Short Beautiful Prayer
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To Sustaining Life
What sustains human life? God the Father reveals in Deuteronomy 8:3 “that man does not live by bread alone, but that man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord.” All that man is and has … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Eucharist, Meditations On Biblical Verses, Uncategorized
Tagged Bread of Life, Catholic, Catholicism, Christian., Christianity, Drink His Blood, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Have No Life in You, He Who Eats My Flesh and Drinks My Blood has Eternal Life, I Will Raise Him Up at the Last Day, John 1: 14, John 6:51, John 6:53, John 6:54, Living Bread which Came Down from Heaven, Man Does Not Live by Bread Alone, Man Lives by Everything that Proceeds Out of the Mouth of the Lord, Sustaining Life, Unless You Eat the Flesh of the Son of Man
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Child-Like Love of God
God desires a child-like love. Nothing should prevent us from loving with such a pure, simple love, a love that does not question if it is sufficient. Public opinion prevents some from loving God with a child-like love. What others … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic, Catholicism, Child-Like Love of God, Christian., Christianity
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To Hearing the Word of God
Many think of God’s withdrawal of protection in terms of famine of food and water, but the prophet Amos warns of another, “Behold, the days are coming, ‘says the Lord God, ‘when I will send a famine on the land: … Continue reading
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To Being Aligned
Misalignment occurs when our earthly endeavors are contrary to our created purpose. We were created out the infinite goodness of God to gain his everlasting happiness in heaven through knowing, loving and serving him in this world. We become misaligned … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic, Catholicism, Christian., Christianity, Created Purpose, Knowing Loving and Serving God, prayer, Serve God, Worship God
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To the Eyes of Faith
In Lumen Fidei (18) Pope Francis states, “Faith does not merely gaze at Jesus, but sees things as Jesus himself sees them, with his own eyes: it is a participation in his way of seeing.” Seeing things as Jesus sees … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic, Catholicism, Christian., Christianity, Eyes, Eyes of Faith, Faith, Humble, Lumen Fidei, Meek, Pope Francis, Seeing as Jesus Sees, The Way, Truth
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The Potter and His Clay
He is the potter, we the clay. He shapes the clay according to his plan. The potter pours himself into his work and fills it with himself. The clay is shaped with love and the sweet disciple of a father. … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic, Catholicism, Christian., Christianity, Clay, Potter, Romans 9:4, Sirach 33:13, Sirach 38:29-30
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St. Paul on One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church
Paul consistently preached in his epistles one, holy, catholic and apostolic church. Paul was adamant that the Church of Christ be one. Paul opened his letter to Church in Corinth with an appeal –“I appeal to you, brethren, by the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians 1:10, 2 Thessalonians 2:15, Catholic, Catholicism, Christian., Christianity, Church in Corinth, Church in Ephesus, Church in Thessalonica, Church of Christ, Ephesians 2:19, Ephesians 2:20, Ephesians 2:20-21, Galatians 3:28, One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, St. Paul, Timothy 3:15
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Sin Endangers the World
My plan for this evening was to read Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen for inspiration for a posting. I selected an essay of his entitled “The Loss of the Sense of Sin Endangers God’s World”. The first two paragraphs of his … Continue reading
To Love and Truth 