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Archives for December 2016

Catechist Disciples Study Group – Update

December 29, 2016 By Barry Schoedel Leave a Comment

Update on our Catechist Disciple Study Group… We have a small group of dedicated catechists who are going through the General Directory for Catechesis together in a webinar format. In our last meeting we began part 1 (§§ 34-38). An important theme in this section was Jesus Christ as the “first and supreme evangelizer”. This […]

Filed Under: Announcements, Barry Schoedel, Catechesis, Events

God Makes the First Move

December 15, 2016 By Dina Dow Leave a Comment

Each week I receive the “Ascension Presents” video blog hosted by Fr. Mike Schmitz, who has the same energy level as a child who just ate quart of ice-cream. In fact his videos wake me up faster than a triple-shot espresso! During today’s video entitled “Waiting for Christmas” Fr. Schmitz stated that, “God makes the first move.” He […]

Filed Under: Catechesis, Christian Faith, Christian Prayer, Dina DePaula, Evangelization

Even When You Cannot See the Stars

December 9, 2016 By Shannon Baldridge 1 Comment

Our Advent Season is all about hope, faith, and trust in the Lord, who fulfills all His promises. We usually look to the Virgin Mary and reverence her rightly for her remarkable faith and trust in God even when she was in darkness and unable to see what was to come.  However, I’m going to […]

Filed Under: Christian Faith, Shannon Baldridge Tagged With: Abraham, Advent, darkness, faith, Genesis, God, Mary, Shannon Baldridge, stars, trust

Catechetical Essay on Christian Prayer

December 2, 2016 By Barry Schoedel Leave a Comment

Brothers and Sister’s in Christ, I have been working on a catechetical essay on Christian Prayer. Click here for essay. The context for it is the debate on Centering Prayer in the Church. On one side we have faithful Christians who bewail it as misguided, and even spiritually dangerous. On the other side we have faithful […]

Filed Under: Barry Schoedel, Catechesis, Christian Prayer

Why Did Jesus Choose Fishermen?

December 1, 2016 By Dina Dow Leave a Comment

I listened to Mass yesterday via Catholic Radio, as I do most mornings, to center my heart and mind on the Lord. The homilist brilliantly told the story of St. Andrew, whom we celebrate on November 30th each year.  The priest was eager to point out that St. Andrew, together with Sts. Peter, James and John, were all […]

Filed Under: Announcements, Dina DePaula, Evangelization

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