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St. Bartholomew invites me to immerse myself in a book – and in the Good Book.

August 24, 2017 By Marcus Halley Leave a Comment

Saint Bartholomew is the patron saint of bookbinders and is often depicted holding the Gospel book.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Bible, books, discipleship, Faith, reading, saints, St. Bartholomew

Transfiguration: lean into the mystery of Christ’s love for us.

August 6, 2017 By Marcus Halley 1 Comment

The Transfiguration is confusing and deeply mystifying, and maybe that’s the point.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: Bible, discipleship, God, Jesus, saints, Transfiguration

“His name is John.” Because names matter – then and now.

June 24, 2017 By Marcus Halley Leave a Comment

Zechariah knew what his son was destined to do: inaugurate the movement that would prepare the way for Jesus Christ.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: Elizabeth, Jesus, Nativity of John the Baptist, St. John the Baptist, Zechariah

The gift of the Holy Spirit: gentle as a breath.

June 4, 2017 By Marcus Halley 1 Comment

This Pentecost, how counter-cultural would it be for the church to emphasize the gentleness of Christ’s gift of the spirit? Maybe he discovered that gentleness from his mother.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: Blessed Virgin Mary, church, Mother's Day, motherhood, peace, Pentecost

God reached out a hand for Jesus; God reaches out a hand for me.

May 25, 2017 By Marcus Halley 5 Comments

When I look back at my life, what felt like random stumbling at the time now appears ordered and planned, as if someone far bigger and wiser than I is holding the reins.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Ascension, discipleship, ordination, vocation

Drama among the saints: St. Mark’s story has lessons for us.

April 25, 2017 By Marcus Halley 1 Comment

Even though Mark, Peter and Paul were direct followers of Jesus Christ, they had issues. The light of Christ still shone though.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Holy Week, reconciliation, St. Mark

Judas was integral to the Last Supper. But what was his fate?

April 13, 2017 By Marcus Halley 6 Comments

Is even Judas included in the love of God?

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Liturgical Year Tagged With: David Henson, Holy Week, Judas, Last Supper, Maundy Thursday, St. Paul

God and the angel Gabriel saw Mary’s dignity. Would we?

March 25, 2017 By Marcus Halley Leave a Comment

In Fra Angelico’s painting of the Annunciation, the angel Gabriel reverences Mary. What does that mean for us?

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: Annunciation, baptismal covenant, dignity, Fra Angelico

The light of Christ shone for Simeon – and still shines today.

February 2, 2017 By Marcus Halley 4 Comments

Little did Mary and Joseph know that their routine would bring them face-to-face with a man who had waited his whole life to behold their infant son.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: Barbara Brown Taylor, communion, Franz Biebl, John Legend, Mississippi Mass Choir, Presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ, Rembrandt, Simeon, St. John

Jesus could have destroyed Saul. Instead, he claimed him.

January 25, 2017 By Marcus Halley 5 Comments

Saul breathed murder and violence against the church. What’s a Good Shepherd to do?

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: Acts of the Apostles, Bible, Conversion of St. Paul, Romans, St. Paul

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