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Friar’s Corner: Claiming more heavenly treasures

I sense joining the church Jesus founded is like joining a country club. Jesus gives us a free paid-up membership card, which He paid for by His death and resurrection. As we use the sacramental gifts, our lives radiate the fruits I listed from Galatians 5:22: love, joy, peace, patient endurance, kindness, generosity, faith, mildness and chastity or self-control, according to our life’s mission. These are a result of living a higher spiritual life more connected to God. The Holy Spirit “melts us, molds us, fills us and uses us” to help others.

The Friar's Corner

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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.

Got Joy?

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Got Joy? Latest posts 2-15-19

  Featured Favorite: Simple Acts of Love What simple acts of love can you do today to respond to Christ in others and let them discover him in you? https://joyalive.net/featured-favorite-simple-acts-of-love/ CatholicWriters Guild: Journal Your Faith Story, Part 2 How does your spiritual journal affect your writing? How does your writing reflect your spirituality? CWG: http://blog.catholicwritersguild.com/2019/02/writers-journal-your-faith-story-part-2.html JoyAlive.net:...

Fr. Bob Hilz, TOR

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Friar’s Corner: Gifts of prayer and prophecy

Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8; Psalm 138:1-5, 7-8; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 or 3-8 and 11; Luke 5:1-11 Let us again ask the Holy Spirit to expand our mind with his understanding: “Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of truth, who are everywhere present and fill all things, treasury of blessings and giver of life, come and increase Your presence...