When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each of them.
Read MoreIn today’s reading we witness Peter taking on his role as leader of the New Church/New Israel. We read that he “stood up in the midst of the brothers (there was a group of about one hundred and twenty persons in the one place)” ready to talk about a painful betrayal in the community. In this time period ‘brother’ could be used to describe any male relative. Also, all female relatives could be labeled as sisters
Read MoreAs I am doing this with you a memory from years ago floats up. I am twenty years old. I have decided to skip out on another year of college. It will be there when I’m ready to buckle down on adulthood. About midway through my year of mission work I am exhausted. Did I mention this is my second year doing this? What was I thinking?! I must be crazy.
Read MoreWhen they had gathered together they asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” He answered them, “It is not for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has established by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Read More“In the first book, Theophilus, I dealt with all that Jesus did and taught ,I have always been curious about this Theophilus guy. Who the heck is he? My english brain thinks, “A person with yet another bizarre hard to pronounce name, that’s who!” Why is he important?
Read MoreYesterday we spoke about who the author of Acts was and about some of his personality traits. We concluded that he was a brilliant man who loved Jesus and medicine. He was known as “the physician.” Today we will examine who his audience was, where he wrote Acts, and when.
Read MoreHello my Stunning Sisters in Christ! It is so good to be back with you as we begin our adventure in The Acts of the Apostles. This is such a thrilling book to be studying because it is here that we discover the direct link to the foundation of Christianity.
Read MoreFrom time to time, I volunteer in our parish library. It’s quite a collection and is quite busy on Sunday mornings. One day, as I was placing a book back on the shelf, a yellow sticky note fell from between its pages and fluttered to the ground.
Read MoreThe Rosary project came about after my daughter Amanda returned home from music school in Manhattan.
Read MoreCongrats to our lucky winner of the May 2016 "Happy Catholic Box" giveaway.
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