The Simple, Deceitless Faith of Saint Bartholomew
Saint Bartholomew is one of Christ’s twelve apostles whose story leaves us with more questions than answers. He is mentioned […]
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Connecting to the Christians Before Us on Pentecost
“Almighty God, on this day you opened the way of eternal life to every race and nation by the promised
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Recognizing the Anonymous Righteous Among Us
According to Hasidic Jewish tradition, there are thirty-six Tzadikim Nistarim, or “anonymous righteous ones,” in the world at any given time.
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Bartholomew: Worth a Mention
When I was a child growing up in Philadelphia, I respected a man who lived across the street from me named Mr. Weaver.
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Philip’s faithfulness in the face of challenge
Today we celebrate and commemorate the Apostle Philip who, like most followers of Jesus named in the Gospels, we know very little about.
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Who empties the trash? Who is Saint Bartholomew?
We were standing in front of an overflowing trash can in the neighborhood “fast-food chicken” franchise. It took me a moment to register my son asking me the question. I’d been daydreaming and lost in thought.
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Celebrating St. Peter & St. Paul
Editor’s Note: This is a reprise of a Grow Christians post Nurya Love Parish wrote in June 2016, when our
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Q: “Who lives… who dies… who tells your story?” A: St. Luke, Apostle.
The musical’s haunting refrain inspires my gratitude for St. Luke’s ministry of storytelling.
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