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Holistic Love: Seeking Integrity as a Child of God
Excluding maybe a couple of extraordinary instances, I think it is fair to say that a broken world begets broken people. It is no simple task to live in the…
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Waiting: How my pocket knife taught me about the Holy Spirit
Eventually I went to my mom because I was afraid to re-ask my dad. That was a mistake…just led to more waiting. I started leaving my dad cryptic notes about…
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Pope Crush
Because of the media’s widespread coverage of these anecdotes, my Protestant friends know almost as much about our new pope’s activities as most faithful Catholics. I can’t read enough of…
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The Great Commission
I am not against theological and apologetic formation – both are tremendously important; rather, I am saying that Jesus wanted our formation to include so much more. Nor am I…
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Pope Francis is an Evangelical! Part III
Part 1 Part 2 Magisterial-Goodnewsical Moment #4 Our Purpose is to Bear Fruit: “The Church exists to evangelize.” (Evangelization of the Modern World, Pope Paul VI) Francis’ priority is decidedly…
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Pope Francis is an Evangelical! Part II
If you missed the first two and the introduction, see Part I. Magisterial-Goodnewsical Moment #3: In Evangelization, Personal Witness Precedes Doctrine What Benedict taught eloquently in encyclicals and exhortations, Francis…
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Pope Francis is an Evangelical! Part I
Magisterial-Goodnewsical Moment #1: Initial Evangelization (missionary proclamation) Happens in Relationships, not through Teaching The foremost magister of the magisterium is teaching us by doing what actually works for good news…
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