Scott Hahn at Christ Cathedral
Don’t miss Scott Hahn and the St. Paul Center at Christ Cathedral on Saturday, June 8, 2019, for a powerful presentation on the riches of our Catholic faith.
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Don’t miss Scott Hahn and the St. Paul Center at Christ Cathedral on Saturday, June 8, 2019, for a powerful presentation on the riches of our Catholic faith.
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to meet the risen Christ? During the Octave of Easter, we’ll hear a series of Gospel readings about the Resurrection. On Easter Wednesday, we’ll read from Luke 24, when Jesus appears to two disciples on the road to Emmaus.
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Prayer is necessary, but it’s not easy. “[F]or we do not know how to pray as we ought” (Rom 8:26). We know how to pray in a superficial way, but not as we ought. The good news is that our Father knows this, and so He has sent His Son to teach us and has sent His Spirit to transform our moans, groans, and sighs into the profoundest prayers that reach the depths of God’s heart. “The Spirit helps us in our weakness. . . . [T]he Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words” (Rom 8:26).
From Servanthood to Sonship: What the “Our Father” Teaches Us about Covenant Read More »
As the first family and the first church of the New Covenant, the Holy Family isn’t just the model family community, but the model ecclesial community. Mary and Joseph show us what and who we can be when we unite ourselves to Christ.
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The Gospel of Matthew begins with a sentence fragment, perhaps intended as a title: “The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham” (Matt 1:1). You may recognize the genealogy from lectors tripping over names like “Ammin’adab” and “Zerub’babel” during Christmas Eve Mass. But this section is more than a list of funny names: it is the interpretive key for the entire New Testament.
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It’s easy to take a romantic view of the Holy Family, as if they were angels rather than human beings. But even though Mary and Jesus never sinned, that doesn’t mean there were no parental mistakes. And it doesn’t mean Jesus never frustrated His earthly parents.
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We’ve been talking a lot about hosting this week and offering hospitality to our guests. One of the best ways to do that is through the gift of food. It doesn’t have to be anything extravagant—just putting out coffee or tea is enough.
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As Christians, we’re not called to “entertain” people or put on a show. But we are expected to practice hospitality.
“Show hospitality to one another without grumbling,” instructs 1 Peter 4:9.
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The first step in leading any Bible study is always to bathe your efforts in prayer. Ask the Holy Spirit to use you for the glory of God and to bless the study. Consider asking others to intercede for you and the participants of the study.
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We know that the idea of hosting a Bible study and sharing the Gospel can be scary terms. But evangelizing to friends through reading the Bible is much easier than you might think.
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