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To Human Freedom
Freedom brings us glory or ignominy. Our freedom is rooted in reason and will. Through freedom is the power to rise above all creatures on earth or to dwell amongst the lowest of earth’s creatures. The power of freedom resides … Continue reading
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Tagged Choice, Freedom, Glory, Goodness, Greater Good, Human Experience, Justice, Life Shaped by Choice, Reason and Will, Truth
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Petitions Offered in Prayer
According to St. Francis de Sales in his Sermons on Prayer, petitions offered in prayer are between meditation and contemplation prayer. He contends that petitions are made to God in prayer when “we become confident enough to ask for and … Continue reading
To My Rock, Fortress, and Deliver
The Psalmist frequently refers to the Lord as my rock, fortress and deliver. Throughout 1 and 2 Samuel, Kings and Chronicles when the Lord is called on by Judah He supports, protects, and defends her from peril. However, when Judah … Continue reading
Posted in Essays
Tagged Battle Powers, Battle Principalities, God Defends, God Honors Our Choice, God Protects, God Supports, God Withdrawals, Individuals, Judah, My Deliver, My Fortress, My Rock, Nations, Powers and Principalities of this World, Psalmist, Psalms, Seek the Lord with Lord with Entire Mind Body and Soul
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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
Posted in Essays, Meditations On Biblical Verses
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
Posted in Essays, Meditations On Biblical Verses
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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To Love and Truth 