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Totally Dependent on God

August 31, 2011 by Charlotte Hunkele 3 Comments

Editor’s Note: One of the graces throughout Joel’s diaconate discernment has been the opportunity to become friends with the wives of the other discerning men. One, Charlotte Hunkele, has become a spiritual mentor; she has a gift to articulate and explain the faith in such beautiful ways. During one of our retreat weekends, Charlotte shared … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Family, Guest Contributors Tagged: Deacon's Wife, Dependence on God, Faith, Motherhood, trust, Womb

Happily Ever After

November 9, 2010 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 2 Comments

November 7, 2010: 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time The “afterlife” is an interesting topic. Bring it up with enough people and you will get responses ranging from reincarnation to rapture and everything in between, including nothing at all. What do you believe? This was the subject of the past Sunday’s readings. Maccabee Martyrs. In the first … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Catholic, Death, Faith, Heaven, Hope, Iraq, Maccabees, Martyr, Mass, Original Sin, Our Lady of Salvation, Sadducees, Sainthood, saints, St. Lawrence, trust, virtues

Cure and Conversion

October 12, 2010 by Deacon Joel and Lisa Schmidt 1 Comment

October 10, 2010: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time The trust required to undergo the treatment for a physical disease is a good analogy for the trust in God required to be cured of the spiritual disease of sin. Cure and conversion go hand-in-hand. The connection between the two was the subject of our readings this … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Catholic, disease, doctrine, Elisha, Faith, honor, Humility, justification, love, Naaman, obedience, obey, Paul, Pelagianism, salvation, Samaritan, sin, Timothy, trust

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

Three Critical Questions

September 6, 2010 by Deacon Joel Schmidt Leave a Comment

September 5, 2010: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Who am I? Where am I?  Where am I going?  These three critical questions can be applied to the readings this past Sunday and can assist us as we apply the teachings in our daily lives throughout the week and beyond. Who Am I? “If anyone comes … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Catholic, deuterocanonical, disciple, Father, Heaven, Hebrews, intentional, James, journey, Jude, Judith, Maccabees, Onesimus, Paul, Philemon, Revelation, Sirach, Tobit, trust, Wisdom
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