Book Aim To share the insights with us that led to him accepting Mary as his mother. Chapter 1 – the loving logic of Mary’s maternity Typology Family Chapter 2 – Mary’s motherhood is Eden revisited Chapter 3 – Israel and the
It’s Personal: Cultivating Your Relationship with God (The Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz Collection) Key takeaways The test of all our prayer is this: Does this help me grow in love, or doesn’t it. (Love of God/Jesus, and/or love of neighbour)
Rule 1: You must be a saint. This is your purpose in life, and everything else should be secondary toachieving the highest possible level of holiness, because your holiness at the moment of death is whatyou will have for all eternity.•Rule 2:
Paul tells us that it is by way of baptism that one gets “into Christ” (Rom. 6:3; Gal. 3:27). Unless one is prepared to say that one is saved “outside of Christ”, then one must admit that it is a condition that
The Thomistic view of happiness is rooted in the philosophical and theological teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas, a medieval Catholic philosopher and theologian. Aquinas’s understanding of happiness is deeply influenced by the works of Aristotle, particularly his concept of eudaimonia (flourishing or
Here are some questions I would like to explore: What does the Bible say about people speaking in tongues? NOTE: The word used where Scripture speaks about speaking in “other” languages/tongues is the same Greek word “glossa” (Strong’s Concordance: G1100). The Gospels
Romans 8:31-34 addresses the believer’s standing before God. Here’s the passage in context: Romans 8:31-34 (NIV): “What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his
I renounce the lie that I am rejected, unloved, dirty or shameful because IN CHRIST I am completely accepted. God says… I renounce the lie that I am guilty, unprotected, alone or abandoned because IN CHRIST I am totally secure. God says…
Jesus began His ministry by proclaiming that the Kingdom of God was near. Also known as the reign of God, this concept raises an essential question: Why should I let God reign over my life? Heaven or Hell Many people believe that