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Category Archives: Discipleship
The Third Sunday in Advent. Rejoice!
On Sunday we will be celebrating what is traditionally known as Gaudete Sunday. Guadete is Latin for rejoice. Over at Patheos, Pat Gohn, has a post on the significance of the Third Sunday in Advent, The Pink Candle and Other … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Holiness, Liturgical Year
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Life Interrupted
This caught my attention! Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Ph.D has a post, Adventure or Cautious Mediocrity, where he links Peter, Paul, Isaiah AND Frodo Baggins. “Peter. Paul. Isaiah. Frodo Baggins. They have more in common than meets the eye. Of course there … Continue reading
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Dependence Day
Note: Meager blogging again today. I am working on a post on Purgatory in order to answer a question from a reader that arrived in my in box today. But here is a great article from Archbishop Timothy Dolan of … Continue reading
Forgiven, Redeemed, Reconciled
Three words. Much power. This is a remarkable and heart wrenching story from the Wyoming Star-Tribune. H/T Get Religion. In September of 2005 three seminarians , studying for the priesthood, go out for a few drinks. Tragically, they all get … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Forgiveness
Tagged Christian living, drunk driving, forgiveness, hate, love, Mundelein, Priests, redemption, Seminarians
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Lost in Truthiness Part II: Truth and True Freedom
I intended to post yesterday. Really. But the day got away from me. Now for the continuation of my last post: https://adeaconswife.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/lost-in-truthiness/ My favorite line from the Colbert Report video http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/24039/october-17-2005/the-word—truthiness is: “Truth comes from the Gut.” The fact that … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Catholic Identity, Christianity, Culture Wars, Discipleship, Holiness
Tagged Catholic, Culture, freedom, Relativism, truth, truthiness
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Tis The Season….
For graduations and the celebration of Confirmation.There is an old ministry joke about the Methodist, Lutheran and Catholic clergy who had a common problem with bats in their Churches. The Methodist and Lutheran minister tried everything, but they could not … Continue reading
Posted in Body of Christ, Catholic, Christianity, Confirmation, Discipleship
Tagged Christian, Confirmation, graduation, religion
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When Hell Froze
I was lurking over at The Anchoress blog, when I was reminded of the day in February when hell froze. It was the day that I watched Oprah. Something that I had vowed never to do. But then I learned … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Catholic Culture, Catholic Identity, Discipleship, Television, Uncategorized, Virtue
Tagged catholic nuns, discipleship, Television, Virtue
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The Universal Call to Holiness
The Lord Jesus, the divine Teacher and Model of all perfection, preached holiness of life to each and everyone of His disciples of every condition. He Himself stands as the author and consummator of this holiness of life: “Be you … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Catholic Culture, Catholic Identity, Discipleship, Holiness, Saints, Virtue
Tagged Catholic, discipleship, Holiness
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