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The Two Gods
If we think wrongly about God, most everything else goes wrong. […]
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“Every truth is from the Holy Spirit”: On Pentecost Sunday
On the Readings for Pentecost Sunday, May 20, 2018 […]
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The perfect priesthood of Christ and the longest prayer in the Gospels
Readings: • Acts 1:12-14 • Psa 27:1, 4, 7-8 • 1 Pt 4:13-16 • Jn 17:1-11a “Our Father, who art in heaven…” You know the rest. We are all familiar with The Lord’s Prayer, given […]
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11th annual Sacred Liturgy Conference to focus on Mary and the Eucharist
The 11th annual Sacred Liturgy Conference will be held from May 28-31, 2023, in Ferndale, California. At the invitation of Bishop Robert F. Vasa, this conference will take place in the Diocese of Santa Rosa […]
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The most mysterious and enigmatic Person in the Bible
Readings: • Acts 8:4-8, 14-17 • Psa 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 • 1 Pet 3:15-18 • Jn 14:15-21 How would you answer this question: “Who do you think is the most mysterious and enigmatic […]
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Logically navigating the journey from Mormonism to the Catholic Church
When I was a Protestant seminary student, I worked night shifts with a Mormon, who became a very close friend of mine. Somewhat amazingly (some might say providentially), he had an uncle who was a […]
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No Christ, no Church; know Christ, know the Church
Readings: • Acts 6:1-7 • Psa 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19 • 1 Pet 2:4-9 • Jn 14:1-12 Perhaps you, like me, know people who express belief in Jesus, but have no interest in the Church. I […]
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The Catholic crisis over “us”
Cambridge historian Richard Rex has provocatively proposed that Catholicism today is embroiled in the third great crisis of its bimillennial history. The first crisis was the fierce, Church-dividing debate over “What is God?” That question […]
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How the Mystery of the Trinity illuminates the mystery of atonement
Margaret M. Turek, S.T.D., is Professor of Theology and Chair of Dogmatic Theology at St. Patrick’s Seminary and University. After studying and earning degrees at the University of San Francisco (where she studied in the […]
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New work of Christology marked by orthodox depth and ecumenical insights
It may surprise many Catholic readers to know that Fr. Thomas Weinandy, OFM, Cap. has in recent years been one of the most significant living theologians for conservative Protestants. The reason for this odd celebrity […]