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Monthly Archives: December 2013
To the Domestic Church
Jesus Christ was born into a family, a domestic church of Joseph and Mary, husband and wife. God’s plan for humanity was the family, from which faith, hope and love springs forth to others. Woman was created to be a … Continue reading
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Tagged Attacks Against the Sanctity Marriage, Be Fruitful and Multiply, Created Woman, Days Will Be Long, Domestic Church, Ephesians 5:32, Family, Fill the Earth, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Great Mystery, Honor Thy Father and Mother, Husband and Wife, Importance of Family, Let Us Make Man in Our Image, One Body, Procreative Nature of Marriage, Sacred Nature of Marriage, Scared Nature of Marriage, Ten Commandments, Thou Shall Not Commit Adultery, Thou Shall Not Covet Thy Neighbor’s Wife, Woman Companion of Man
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A Gracious Thank You and Some Awards
F For these awards, I graciously thank Biltrix and praying for one day. I am honored. Many other bloggers are also deserving of these awards. The Rules: 1. Use the award logo in the … Continue reading
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Jesus Christ, His Only Son
On Christmas we celebrate the birth of Jesus the true Son of the one, true God. God, the Father, acknowledged Jesus as His “beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased” (Matthew 3:17) and Jesus spoke often of his father, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arius, Beloved Son with Whom I am Well Pleased, Christmas, Heresies, I and the Father are One, I Will Acknowledge Before My Father, I Will Deny Before my Father, Jesus Son of One True God, Jesus True Son, John 10:30, John 1:13, Matthew 10:32-33, Matthew 3:17, Only Son from the Father, Photinus, Sabellius
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Thirst
Our hearts rejoice in beauty, rest in love, and find comfort in mercy and goodness. We long to hold these within our heart, to draw of them more deeply. We thirst for them and from whence they come, Our Father … Continue reading
To Our Human Dignity
This coming Wednesday we will celebrate the birth of Christ, the embodiment of God in human flesh. God, the maker of all things visible and invisible will take on a human body, that which after the angles is most like … Continue reading
To Prayer
Brother Giles of Assisi said prayer is to give one to one — to give our soul to God so that He can give Himself in return. Prayer is being occupied with God, raising the mind to God, to heaven; … Continue reading
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Pope Leo XIII on Marriage and Family
Pope Leo XIII provided some important teachings in his Encyclical Rerum Novarum (“of new things” or “condition of labor”) on the natural origin of marriage and family life, an area in which he warns civil government intrusion would be “a … Continue reading
Benefits of Faith
St. Thomas Aquinas teaches that faith confers four benefits, faith: unites the soul with God; introduces the soul to eternal life; guides the present life; and helps overcome temptation. The soul is wedded to God through faith, for “I will … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians 15:14, Benefits of Faith, Ephesians 6:16, Espouse You in Faithfulness, Faith in Vain, Faith Working through Love, Galatians 5:6, Guide the Present Life, Hebrews 10:6, Help Overcome Temptation, Hosea 2:20, Introduce the Soul to Eternal Life, Live Life Rightly, Matthew 6:19-20, Putting on the Shield of Faith, Romans 14:23, St. Thomas Aquinas, Unite the Soul with God
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How Do the Righteous Live
The Old and New Testaments teach that the righteous person lives by faith, freely committing their entire self to God, seeking only to know and do God’s will. God’s reply to the plea of the Old Testament Prophet Habakkuk is, … Continue reading
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Tagged Eternal Salvation, Habakkuk, Habakkuk 2:4, Hebrews 10:38, Live by Faith, Righteous Life, Righteous Life Lived in Faith, Righteousness, Righteousness is Not Achieved in a Singular Act, Surrender to God, Surrendering to God, To Know and Do God’s Will
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To Love and Truth 