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The Making of Peace | birth pangs
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July 20, 2015. The Making of Peace. Preached at St. Cuthbert’s Leaside on the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, July 19th, 2015. Summer Ephesians Series: Ephesians 2:11-22. So he came and proclaimed peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near, (2:17). Every Sunday there comes a time in the liturgy when the priest standing with arms outstretched proclaims to the people, The peace of the Lord be always with you. To which we all respond, And also with you. And then what happens? Behold, in t...
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May | 2015 | birth pangs
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Monthly Archives: May 2015. On the Good of Obedience. May 19, 2015. Ascension Day Sunday, May 17, 2015. Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 47; Ephesians 1:15-23; Luke 24:44-53. God is king over the nations; God sits on his holy throne. Psalm 47:8. Especially as it is related to the abbot. As superior of the monastery all of the other monks subject themselves in obedience to this man who stands in the place of Christ, as St. Benedict said, and obey him as if the order came from God himself. 1] In it the author describes ...
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December | 2014 | birth pangs
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Monthly Archives: December 2014. December 1, 2014. What is this tension we feel, between despair and hope, sadness and joy, darkness and light? We see this deep truth contrasted in the rather joyful playful, even song we sang together earlier, O Christmas Tree. I’ll spare you my own rendition of the song, but note the lyrics of the first verse: O Christmas Tree! Thy leaves are so unchanging; Not only green when summer’s here, but also when ‘tis cold and drear. O Christmas Tree! Together we in this room r...
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August | 2015 | birth pangs
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Monthly Archives: August 2015. August 17, 2015. Preached at St. Cuthbert’s Leaside on the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, August 16th, 2015. Summer Ephesians Series: Ephesians 5:15-20. Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise people but as wise, (Ephesians 5:15). I want us to reflect this morning on wisdom and what it means to walk wisely. Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise people but as wise, writes Paul. What is this wisdom that Paul refers to? And, moreover, how do we attain it?
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Four Characteristics of an Evangelizing Community | birth pangs
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August 5, 2015. Four Characteristics of an Evangelizing Community. Thumbs up for evangelism! I have been meaning to read Pope Francis’. The Joy of the Gospel. For some time now but have only just got around to making time for it. Even before I began, I was convinced that this was a very important document for the life of the Church at this moment. Lot’s of folks. Are talking about the need for a re-evangelization. Especially in the West. An evangelizing community…. 8230;is also supportive. 8230;is always...
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September | 2014 | birth pangs
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Monthly Archives: September 2014. The Blessed and Holy Martyrs. Or, On ISIS and Those Christians Whom They Behead. September 27, 2014. The martyrdom of St. Ignatius. My birth pangs are at hand. Bear with me, my brothers. Do not hinder me from living: do not wish for my death.Allow me to receive the pure light; when I arrive there I shall be a real man." - S. Ignatius on his way to his martyrdom in Rome. Christianity is simply extended training in dying early." - Stanley Hauerwas. I drink coffee here).
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The Impotence of Buddy Christ. | birth pangs
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July 6, 2015. The Impotence of Buddy Christ. Preached at St. Cuthbert’s Leaside on the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, July 5th, 2015. Lections: 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10; Psalm 48; 2 Corinthians 12:2-10; Mark 6:1-13. And they took offense at him. There’s a great scene in the 1999 film ‘Dogma’ where, as part of a campaign ( Catholicism Wow! Where did this man get all this? What is this wisdom that has been given to him? What deeds of power are being done by his hands! And they took offense at him. These questio...
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