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Who does science and society say that I am?
Google+ Twitter Pinterest Facebook The theme in today’s holy Liturgy is that of power. We hear it in the first reading, the book of Isaiah, reminding us that there is a power greater than human power (Isaiah 19:22-23). We can think of Pontius Pilate lording his human power over Jesus: “Do you not know that…
Three Temptations – Three Prayers
Google+ Twitter Pinterest Facebook The Three Temptations: A Path Through Lent Like every Lenten season, we just started this one with fasting and abstinence. The Church suggests the same three spiritual disciplines for our Lenten journey every year: fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. There are many other spiritual disciplines we can adopt. Meeting with our young…
i don’t believe in priests
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jesus never said he was god
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on scandals, shepherds, pastors, and keeping the faith
Google+ Twitter Pinterest Facebook The prophet Jeremiah lived an estimated 650 BC to 580 BC, around six centuries before Jesus, and his main ministry was in the capital of Judah, in Jerusalem. In Jeremiah’s time, there was political intrigue, backstabbing, plotting, and overthrowing. When he is speaking in the first reading, a good king…
spiritual illness – freedom in healing
Google+ Twitter Pinterest Facebook We hear some very powerful words in the readings on the purpose of Man’s life. The first reading, from Book of Wisdom, says that, “God formed man to be imperishable; the image of his own nature he made him. But by the envy of the devil, death entered the world,…
