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Being the Gospel Our Neighbors Read

October 4, 2022 By Scott Robinson Leave a Comment

“You may be all the Gospel your neighbor will ever read.” — Saint Francis of Assisi

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: evangelism, gospel, St. Francis

Saint Lawrence: Reminding Us of the True Treasures of the Church

August 10, 2022 By Tim Gavin Leave a Comment

Since Lawrence was the chief financial officer in Rome, he was given the option by the Roman prefect to surrender the “treasures of the church” and receive his freedom or resist and be put to death.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: discipleship, gospel, martyrdom, poor, saints

Saint Matthew and the Jesus Dojo

September 21, 2020 By Dorian Del Priore 1 Comment

I really thought I was a ninja when I was a kid. Seriously. Well, at least a ninja in training.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Feast Days, gospel, St. Matthew

James the Apostle and Overcoming Our Culture of Greatness

July 25, 2020 By Bingham Powell 1 Comment

We do not know much about him, but James must have been a pretty big deal.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Feast Days, gospel, Jesus, St. James, Way of Love

A Picture Study on the Feast of Saint Luke

October 18, 2019 By Emily Watkins Leave a Comment

I am delighted to be celebrating the Feast day of Luke the Evangelist. You see, Luke and I have been traveling closely lately. Along with the fact that it is his turn in the lectionary, I’m also currently writing a curriculum for the families at my school studying his gospel.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: art, evangelism, gospel, St. Luke

What is Jesus really saying about divorce?

October 5, 2018 By Ben Day 2 Comments

I am a priest. I am going through a divorce. Imagine my excitement level as I prepare to preach Sunday on Proper 22 in Year […]

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Parenting Tagged With: divorce, gospel, grace, Jesus

Creating a Practical Response to the Bread Gospel

August 19, 2018 By Allison Sandlin Liles 2 Comments

Today is the fourth Sunday in a row we’ve heard about bread in church. I am the bread of life, he says, whoever comes to me […]

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Parenting Tagged With: bread, food, gospel

Day 9: Shout the Good News!

January 2, 2017 By Mary Ann Frishman Leave a Comment

On the ninth day of Christmas, the Lord God said to me, “Shout the Good News!”   When I was a little girl, my friend’s […]

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: 12 days, evangelism, Good News, gospel, Jesus, sharing

Celebrating St. Matthew, Evangelist

September 21, 2016 By Marcus Halley Leave a Comment

St. Matthew’s feast is a direct connection between our brokenness and Heaven’s wholeness.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: angels, conversion, evangelism, gospel, St. Matthew

The Good News (for when we blow it)

June 27, 2016 By Jamie Osborne 2 Comments

Embody the love of God to my children? There are moments when I’m just trying to find the nearest hole into which I can crawl and hide.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: anger, disappointment, forgiveness, gospel, reconciliation

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