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The Sacrifice of Able as a Prototype of the Eucharist
Three sacrifices are presented in the story of Cain and Able following the fall of Adam and Evil. After banishment from the Garden of Eden, sacrifice is the first interaction of man with the Lord. Both Cain and Able offer … Continue reading
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Tagged Able, Adam and Eve, Cain, Cain and Able, Catholic, Catholicism, Christian., Eucharist, Fat Portions, Firstlings, Lamb of God, Offering, Sacrifices
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Corpus Christi
This Sunday was the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. The solemnity celebrates Jesus’ institution of the Eucharistic sacrifice of his Body and Blood at the Last Supper. The Eucharist is the wellspring, from which we drawn life, and pinnacle of Christian … Continue reading
Rejoice in Hope, Endure in Affliction, and Persevere in Prayer*
Our culture has co-opted and corrupted hope. Culturally, hope is a wish for a particular outcome or result. Christian hope is not a wish for reality to be different. Christian hope lies in the fulfillment of truth and reality, a … Continue reading
Posted in Meditations On Biblical Verses
Tagged Affliction, Betrayal, Catholicism, Charity, Christian., Cross, Endurance, Endure, Faith, grace, Hope, Hope vs. Wish, Lord, Pain, Paul, Perseverance, Persevere, prayer, Psalm (40:1), Psalms, Rejection, Ridicule, Romans, Romans (12:12), Suffering, Tribulation, Virtue, Yoke
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Appear Not Before the Lord Empty Handed
Today’s Old Testament reading at mass was from Sirach (35:1-12), where we are warned, “Appear not before the Lord empty handed.” This is a warning against bribes, not works; “offer no bribes, these He does not accept!” Rather, “In a … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholicism, Charity, Christianity, Heart, Homage, Mind, Old Testament, Sirach, Soul, Works
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Six Degrees of Love / Six Degrees of Sin
Six degrees of separation is a theory that any two persons on earth are separate by way of no more than six introductions. Mathematical models and analysis of social networks such as, Facebook™ and Twitter™ support the theory. Basically, we … Continue reading
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Tagged Adultery, Catholicism, Christianity, Commandments, Facebook, Fornication, Harm, Interpersonal Interactions, Jealously, Kindness, Love, Lustfulness, Murder, Patience, Peace, Self Giving Acts, Self-Centered Behavior, sin, Six Degrees, Twitter, Two Great Commandments
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The Lord’s Prayer Chiastic Structure
The chiastic structure of the Lord’s Prayer: (A) Our Father (B) Who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic, Catholicism, chiastic, Christ, Christian., come follow, crucifixion, Daily Bread, death, debtors, empty pleasures, empty promises, eternity, evil one, father of lies, grace, heaven, heavenly inherence, holiness, humanity, Jesus, king, kingdom, mercy, Our Father, prayer, sanctification, Satan, sin, temptation
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Our Daily Bread
In the Lord’s Prayer, the verse containing “our daily bread” is positioned between the verses about God and verses about humanity. What is this “daily bread”? Why is it after the verses about God and before the verses about man? … Continue reading
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Tagged ark of the covenant, bread from heaven, Catholic, Catholicism, celebration, Christian., Covenant, Daily Bread, Eucharist, Exodus, fully divine, fully human, Genesis, God, god the holy spirit, heavenly banquet, Holy of Holies, Holy Spirit, humanity, Lampstand, liturgical, liturgical celebration, manna, Melchizedek, Menorah, Our Father, prayer, priest, right hand of God, Sabbath, supernatural bread, tongues of fire, wedding feast of the lamb
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Contemplating The Lord’s Prayer (Part III)
forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors This petition has two parts. The first part, forgive us our debts, is contingent on the second part, as we also forgiven our debtors. We admit, in the first … Continue reading
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Tagged as we forgive others, Catechism, Catholicism, Christ, debt, deliver us from evil, evil one, forgive, forgiveness, Jesus, lead us not into temptation, Mathew, mercy, parable, petition, pray, Satan, sinfulness, temptation, trespass
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Contemplating The Lord’s Prayer (Part II)
Our Father who art in heaven “Our Father who art in heaven” is an invitation from God to turn our focus from our earthly exile to heaven, our intended home, for we were created to live and dwell with Him … Continue reading
Contemplating The Lord’s Prayer (Part I)
“Our Father” I would like to spend the next few weeks contemplating the Lord’s Prayer. I learned this prayer as child and have prayed it thousands, if not, tens or hundreds of thousands of times. Over the last few months, … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic, Catholicism, Christ, Christian., Father, Filial, God, Gospel, Holy Spirt, image and likeness, Jesus, Lord's Prayer, Our Father, Personal God, Relationship
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To Love and Truth 