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Friars Corner: Are we being saved?
Isaiah 66:18-21; Psalms117:1-2; Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13; Luke 12:49-53 There are a few themes this weekend. The new kingdom, ushered in by Jesus’s life, death and resurrection, is open and to be announced to all people of every nation. God excludes no one who is open to him. The question comes, are we open and willing...
Got Joy? Latest posts 8-23-19
Your Word is my Delight Do you need time away to finish or start a manuscript? Work on that proposal? Organize your writing project? Finish work to meet your editor’s deadline? Come away to write, pray, be renewed! Labor Day Kindle Giveaway YES! Our first giveaway! Sharing Your Catholic Faith Story: Tools, Tips, and Testimonies...
Friars Corner: God’s true prophets keep us focused
Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10; Psalm 40:2-4, 18; Psalms 40:2-4 & 18; Luke 12:49-53 Last week was a difficult theme. This week is much easier. A prophecy is God’s message, usually spoken through a person for a particular time and place. The old prophecies had their place and fulfillment. We need to hear a clearer word...
Friars Corner: Daily walking close to Jesus
Wisdom 18:6-9; Ps 33:1, 12, 18-22; Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19; Luke 12:35-40 When I look at the worldwide church that Jesus founded and know some of our Jewish Christian roots, I am amazed. There is some unity of belief and at the same time a lot of splits and confusion. In the first 500 years there needed to be...
Friar’s Corner: Knock, knock. Who’s there? Jesus
Genesis 18:20-32; Psalms 138:1-3, 6-8; Colossians 2:12-14; Luke 11:1-13 Is Jesus knocking on the “door of our heart”? There are several themes that one could follow with this week’s scriptures. I want to limit myself as not to be too long. The major difference between God relating to the Hebrews in the Old Testament and...