Tagged: baptism

Six Ways Sharing Our Faith Story Helps Us Grow

I was first baptized as a Protestant and later conditionally baptized as a Catholic (as was the custom before Vatican II). For me, the effects of baptism have been a tremendous source of joy. That’s when I was adopted as a beloved daughter of God, equipped as a follower, commissioned to witness, freed from original sin, made a temple of his glory, empowered by the Holy Spirit, welcomed into the Church, and lovingly placed into the river of my faith story.
My baptism gave me my identity in Christ and began God’s work in my life. May I never “dry out” and turn away from being his beloved daughter, whom he continues to transform.

The Friar's Corner

Friar’s Corner: Fatherhood a great gift among many

St. John shows us the major works of the Holy Spirit, which Jesus told the disciples about at the Last Supper. The Holy Spirit teaches us God’s truths about life. He reminds us of what Jesus did and said. He witnesses to what comes from God or from the devils. And the Holy Spirit guides us through our lives so we can help God make the world a better place to live in and ultimately at the end of our life get to heaven.

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Friar’s Corner: The joy of knowing he who takes away our sins

Over the years. as we read and think about the life of Jesus and the sequence of events of his three years of ministry, we can see a line of order. The question can come to us. Where are you and I in these events? Do we want to be a disciple (student) of Jesus? Do we want to learn from him and see how the Holy Spirit is empowering us to continue God’s work in the lives of those around us?