Peter

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (825+ words) Inside the walls of a former fraternity house on University Street, books are everywhere. Gutenberg College students mingle with the translations of St. Jerome, with the writings of Homer and with the perspectives of their peers. Inside the books, though,…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (504+ words) CONWAY, Pa. — Through a window on the door of a church on Second Avenue in Conway, you can see a sign that says, “Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel.” That sign also says it’s a “World class home for the traditional…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (1498+ words) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Gal. 5:22-23 NLT SLIDE 1 OF 9 Galatians 5:22-23 lists “love” as the first fruit of the Spirit. When love…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (711+ words) In today’s readings, we are invited to reflect upon the powerful message about the nature of love and its intrinsic connection to the fulfillment of God's law. Our journey begins with the First Reading from Ezekiel, where God appoints Ezekiel…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (574+ words) Credit: Luca Signorelli | Public Domain In what is arguably Jesus' harshest rebuke, Jesus equates Peter with "Satan," a rebellious angel who rejected God's plan for the world. Every word Jesus spoke was deliberate, choosing precisely the correct word to use…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (20+ words) A reflection on Jesus, agency, and the ancient pattern of substitutionary sacrifice — and whether suffering was ever really the point....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (694+ words) The Savior’s invitation to Peter — and all of us — is to not just fish and gather but to feed, care and nurture in His way. Early in His mortal ministry and along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, Jesus…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (216+ words) “This is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day.” May we allow our flesh (aka ego) to die. May we…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (323+ words) "Love is patient... kind... not jealous... does not brag... is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly... does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (532+ words) It is not always easy to love others. Other people are not always lovable! When the Lord calls us to love our neighbor, he knew, of course that these neighbors of ours are sinful. We are called to love sinners....