The joy of conversion, Christian community, and the Catholic faith
Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; Ps 19: 8-10, 15; 1 Corinthians 12:12-30; Luke 1:1-4, 14-21 The gospel of St. Luke today has Jesus beginning his public ministry. St. Luke was a disciple of Jesus. He knew of Mark and Matthew yet wanted to explain the Jesus story from the beginning. Luke wrote one third of the...
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. (Galatians 5:22-23) At a Day of Reflection Carmelite Fr. Stephen Sanchez led us through a meditation on the nine Fruits of the Spirit. These are the attributes of God that the Holy Spirit gives us, develops in us and inspires...