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Turn Around: Embracing Change On The Feast of Saint Matthew

September 21, 2022 By Bird Treacy Leave a Comment

As a child, my understanding of Lutheran theology was informed at least as much by its distance from Roman Catholicism as it was by anything we did in worship itself.

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Filed Under: Prayer, Saints Tagged With: change, patron saints, Prayer, roman catholic, St. Matthew

Confronting Our Biases on the Feast of Saint Matthew

September 21, 2021 By Lindsay Barrett-Adler Leave a Comment

While there seems to be some debate on certain parts of Matthew’s story, all agree on one thing: Saint Matthew was a tax collector.

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Filed Under: Saints, Uncategorized Tagged With: back to school, Feast Days, parenting, St. Matthew

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

Saint Matthew – How Jewish was Jesus?

September 21, 2019 By Melissa Wilcox Leave a Comment

I went to seminary as a single, young woman in my mid-twenties after living overseas in Tanzania for three years. I returned to the States […]

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

Saved at the Dinner Table with Saint Matthew

September 21, 2018 By Dorian Del Priore 2 Comments

Saturdays have never really been a day for our family to sleep in. Between sports, church life, hiking trips, and other adventures, we are typically […]

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Feast Days, food, meals, saints, St. Matthew

Getting Ready for the Year-End Sprint

November 9, 2017 By Rachel Jones Leave a Comment

This end-of-year sprint is familiar territory for all of us. And still, every year it rolls around and surprises us.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Faith, fall, Family, garden, gardening, grace, gratitude, Holidays, St. Matthew, winter

St. Matthew teaches fearlessness–and the urgency of Christ’s call.

September 21, 2017 By Marcus Halley Leave a Comment

“Follow me” doesn’t even feel like a question. There’s a sense of urgency to the call of Jesus.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: art, discipleship, Prayer, Rembrandt, saints, St. Matthew

Coins, Berries, Daisies, and Animals: Celebrating Early Autumn Feast Days

September 18, 2017 By Heather Sleightholm Leave a Comment

Special days aren’t just for Advent and Lent, they happen throughout the year. By observing just a few, we enrich our faith, and the faith of our family.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Autumn, Family, Feast Days, saints, St. Francis, St. Matthew, St. Michael and All Angels

Faith at Home: Planning Ahead for September

August 26, 2017 By Nurya Love Parish 1 Comment

Our monthly feature helps you think ahead to live the liturgical year at home.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: angels, Holy Cross Day, September, St. Matthew, St. Michael and All Angels

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

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