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Holy Spirit

Is This Jar Full?

November 6, 2012 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 1 Comment
Blessed Pope John Paul II

A wise, old Benedictine nun teaches a bunch of grumbling first-year seminarians about the necessity of keeping first things first. What can faithful Catholics take away from her lesson to fulfill the responsibilities of faithful citizenship on Election Day 2012?

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The Demanding Work of Discipleship

October 4, 2010 by Deacon Joel Schmidt Leave a Comment

October 3, 2010: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time We are inundated with offenses against human dignity on a daily basis: abortion, poverty, violence, embryonic stem cell research, pornography, euthanasia, etc. How do we deal with all this? That very issue was the subject of our readings this past Sunday. God, do something already! In the first reading, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: abortion, Catholic, dignity, disciple, embryonic stem cell research, euthanasia, Gospel, Habakkuk, Holy Spirit, human, Judah, justice, patience, pornography, poverty, Prolife, Respect Life Sunday, responsibility, Timothy, trust, violence

They Know Not What They Do

September 13, 2010 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 1 Comment

September 12, 2010: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time The daily Mass readings this past week urged us to conduct our affairs in a manner pleasing to God. In 1 Corinthians, St. Paul urged us to purge immorality from our lives (Mon.), deal justly with one another (Tue.), refrain from idolatry (Thu.), exercise discipline (Fri.), and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Catholic, Confession, conscience, Father, forgiveness, Golden Calf, Holy Spirit, ignorance, love, mercy, Moses, Reconciliation, relationship, sacrament
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