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Spiritual Sticker Shock

August 25, 2011 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 1 Comment
Sticker Shock

August 28, 2011: Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time The juxtaposition of this week’s readings against last week’s readings is hard to ignore. Last week, Peter was “all in” when Jesus commanded him to build a Church, essentially to marshal a spiritual army of disciples and storm the gates of the sinful world with the power of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Devil, Discipleship, Evangelization, Faith, Follow Me, forgiveness, Gary Zimak, Gift, Great Deceiver, Heaven, Jeremiah, Jesus, love, Offer It Up, Passion, Persevere, Psalms, Punsihment, Rock, Romans, Satan, Scripture, St. Paul, St. Peter, Will, witness

Learning to Discern God’s Will

August 22, 2011 by Charlotte Upah Leave a Comment

Have you ever wondered how other people have learned to discern God’s will? George Mueller, a nineteenth century English pastor who was known for his life of prayer and his close walk with God, once shared this simple method for determining God’s will through prayer and the Word: I seek at the beginning to get … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Guest Contributors Tagged: Discernment, God's Will, Mother Teresa, Prayer, Scripture, The Best Gift Is Love

Have a Seat…But Not That One!

August 30, 2010 by Lisa Schmidt Leave a Comment

August 29, 2010: 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Conducting ourselves with humility was a key take-away from the Mass readings this past weekend.  “Conduct your affairs with humility and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts” (Sirach 3:17).  “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Catholic, Gospel, Humility, Mass, Scripture, Sirach, Tradition
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