Tag: catholic

  • Growing into Christ

    The Christian community is built with fellowship, the Christian heart with prayer. Let’s consider the community of believers we call ‘church’ for a moment. Paul addresses some of the ‘issues’ of worship style in his letter to the Corinthians [ch.14] and his first direction of guidance instructs: “Pursue love… agapē.”  1 Corinthians 14:20  Brothers, do not be children…

  • Meeting Together

    Hebrews 10:  25 And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. 26 Dear friends, if we deliberately continue sinning after we have received knowledge of the truth, there is no longer any sacrifice that will cover these sins.…

  • The Pervasiveness of Sin

    If you perceive the pervasiveness of sin, you will pour forth great gratitude for God’s grace and the cross of Christ. Revelation 18:  For your merchants were the greatest in the world, and you deceived the nations with your sorceries. 24 In your streets flowed the blood of the prophets and of God’s holy people and the blood…

    hour glass - text: the time is near - Is Lent a time for contrition?