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Bartholomew: Worth a Mention

August 24, 2022 By Tim Gavin Leave a Comment

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

October 11, 2020 By George Roberts 2 Comments

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? 

August 24, 2019 By Ben Day 3 Comments

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

June 29, 2018 By Nurya Love Parish Leave a Comment

Editor’s Note: This is a reprise of a Grow Christians post Nurya Love Parish wrote in June 2016, when our community was young and beginning […]

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Q: “Who lives… who dies… who tells your story?” A: St. Luke, Apostle.

October 18, 2016 By Nurya Love Parish 5 Comments

The musical’s haunting refrain inspires my gratitude for St. Luke’s ministry of storytelling.

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