CULTURE WARS – One Bread, One Body, Apr 29, 2014
St. Catherine of Siena Acts 4:32-37 | Psalm 93:1-2, 5 | John 3:7-15 “The community of believers were of one heart and one mind. None of them ever claimed anything as his own; rather, everything was held in common.” —Acts 4:32 Jesus is praying that we would be one as He and the Father are one, so that the world will believe the Father has sent Him (Jn 17:21).
Liturgical Bible Study Guide: 3rd Sunday of Easter Cycle C
1st Reading – Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41 Last week we heard how the Apostles began to minister to the people in the sameway that Jesus had done. This week we hear of the persecution the apostles enduredbecause of their ministry. The Episcopalians and Lutherans last week heard of both theministry and the persecution and this week […]
THE MEANING OF LIFE – One Bread, One Body, Apr 28, 2014
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OUT OF ORDER? – One Bread, One Body, Apr 27, 2014
Second Sunday of Easter, Mercy Sunday Acts 2:42-47 | 1 Peter 1:3-9 | Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 | John 20:19-31 The brethren “devoted themselves to the apostles’ instruction and the communal life, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.” —Acts 2:42 “In the first community of Jerusalem, believers ‘devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and the prayers.’ This sequence is characteristic of the Church’s prayer” ( Catechism, 2624 , … More
A GHOST WRITER – One Bread, One Body, Apr 24, 2014
Easter Week Acts 3:11-26 | Psalm 8:2, 5-9 | Luke 24:35-48 “They thought they were seeing a ghost.” —Luke 24:37 “The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us” (Jn 1:14). God became a human being so that we could have a flesh-and-blood, deeply personal relationship with Him. After Jesus’ death, His Incarnation seemed finished