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Ascension, Visitation, Pentecost: A Pro-Life Perspective Revisited
This article is based on a homily I shared yesterday at my church’s monthly Liturgy for the Preborn outside Planned Parenthood in Hempstead, NY. Since the feasts of Ascension, Visitation, and Pentecost were occurring close together, it provided an opportunity to reflect on how these three events in the life of Christ and the Church…
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Diversity and Ministry
A quote from St. Ignatius of Loyola reminds us that Satan is willing to use diversity to achieve his agenda. However, God is the One who made us unique and diverse. We can use those attributes for His glory.
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Wine or the Spirit: Part 2
The wisdom of God seems foolish to mankind. However, it is not foolish, irrational, or illogical. It is super-rational and hyper-logical. It is beyond human comprehension. It demands spiritual discernment.
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Wine or the Spirit: Part 1
Both alcohol and the Holy Spirit can change your behavior and eventually your character. However, one brings destruction and the other brings life.
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Faith and the Trinity
God is the only real Trinity in existence; we will not understand it fully until we see Him in the fullness of His glory. Even when our understanding falls short, we merely have to trust God.
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Ascension and Pentecost IV: The Ascended Christ Sends the Indwelling Spirit
This conclusion to this series will show how the indwelling Holy Spirit provides our connection with the ascended Lord Jesus Christ and enables us to observe all that He has commanded us (Matthew 28:19–20).
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God’s Righteousness and Justice. VI: Righteous Men—Cornelius the Centurion
The Bible refers to Cornelius the Centurion as a righteous man before he heard the Gospel. Is this a misunderstanding, or can we learn something about the nature of righteousness from this?
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God’s Holiness. III: Holiness and Renewal of the Mind
To experience and manifest God’s holiness in our lives, we need to renew our minds (Romans 12:1-2) through God’s Word.
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Foolish Wisdom
If we choose to accept God’s wisdom, we will seem foolish to the world. We will think like Jesus thinks, worship like Jesus worshiped, love as Jesus loves, and forgive as He has forgiven us.
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New Heart, New Spirit, New Life
“And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh” (Ezekiel 36:26).
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