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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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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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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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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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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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Preparing to Celebrate St. Matthew

September 13, 2016 By Maria Nolletti Ross Leave a Comment

Matthew looked up, listened to Jesus, and followed Him with absolutely no regard to what he was leaving behind.

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