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  • Word Of God Comes

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Jan 13, 2013
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    John the Baptist received the word of God in the desert, and prepared the people for the coming of Christ by calling them to repentance.

    We are in the season of Advent. We prepare now for the coming of Christ at Christmas, and we recall that He will come again with power and great glory on the last day. The Incarnation was long foretold by the prophets and looked for by God’s faithful people. The secular world prepares for ...read more

  • Baptismal Covenant

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Jan 13, 2013
     | 4,883 views

    In our baptismal covenant, we commit to belief in God, participating in the Church's life, resisting evil, sharing the Gospel, and ultimately doing all of this out of love.

    What in the world is our baptismal covenant? It starts with the Apostles Creed. Do you believe in God the Father? Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God? Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit? What we believe about God is the first and foundational part of our Baptismal Covenant. It is ...read more

  • Looking For A Good Room

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Oct 14, 2012
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     | 3,504 views

    Wealth holds us back from inheriting eternal life: but wealth is anything earthyl that we hold onto as valuable in opposition to things heavenly. We must melt down these idols and consecrate the gold to the temple.

    “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” (Mk. 17:17). There are two alternates to eternal life: eternal death and temporal life. Neither is appealing. Eternal life is worth struggling for. The rich young man asked the Lord what must he do. He understood that attainment of heaven was ...read more

  • Don't Teach The Gospel

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Sep 16, 2012
     | 2,670 views

    Christians aren't called to teach to the world, because the world is essentially unteachable. However, we can reach the world through our witness, the authentic living of a Christ-like life.

    Who here is a teacher? St. James tells us, “Not many of you should presume to be teachers…because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly” (Jas. 3:1). Who presumes to be one? Anyone want to be judged? Nodody? Well, I guess that, to escape any additional judgment ...read more

  • Unity In The Church

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Sep 2, 2012
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     | 4,968 views

    The purpose of the family of God is not to meet my personal needs, it's to meet our corporate needs. Thus, through the unity of the Church, my needs are part of the who body, but cannot override and work against any other member.

    “If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any fellowship with the Holy Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion…” Dearly beloved of the Lord, hear St. Paul’s entreaty: “If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any ...read more

  • I Didn't Intend To...

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Sep 2, 2012
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     | 6,702 views

    The bridegroom is coming. No one means to get left outside of the wedding feast, but by their actions and priorities, some will not gain entry.

    When I was a kid, I had an excuse for everything. My dad fell for none of them. I’ll spare you most of them and give you just one. My brother, sister and I were playing the basement…with a broom handle…and we broke the light. My dad asked what happened. Did we own up to it? Nope. ...read more

  • Trinity And Fellowship

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Sep 2, 2012
     | 3,681 views

    The Trinity allows fellowship within the Godhead, and allows men to enter into real fellowship with God.

    What’s today? Fathers Day. <Thank all fathers.> This is Trinity Sunday. Today is the great patronal feast day of our Cathedral. And we of the Missionary Diocese of All Saints, we all share a common life, and we get to celebrate this feast day together because, in the diocese, we are one ...read more

  • Blessed Hope

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Sep 2, 2012
     | 3,423 views

    The Beatitudes show us that our hope is in conflict with the world's expectations. Trusting in Jesus, we are able to point our lives toward our godly heritage.

    I have a hope; and I hope it. What is hope? For the benefit of all the women who didn’t attend the 2010 Diocesan Men’s Retreat, and the men who couldn’t make it either (and as a refresher to those who did attend), let’s talk about hope. During our preparation for the ...read more

  • Mirror Image

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Sep 2, 2012
     | 6,481 views

    When man looks into a mirror, the Word (ie, the Law) is the perfection of his image. Through Christ, in aligning his form to the righteous life of God's commands, a man participates in paradise.

    “Do not merely listen to the word and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says” (Jas. 1:22). James wrote to believers not to pagans: “To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations” (Jas. 1:1). We might explain his recipients as those of the Faith who live in a godless ...read more

  • The Feeding Of The Twelve

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Jul 22, 2012
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     | 3,553 views

    Jesus invites His close followers to come away with Him to a quiet place, to fellowship with Him and the Father.

    It’s good to be back home with the household of God, my St. Thomas family. Last week, I attended the Forward in Faith Assembly in St. Louis, Missouri, along with Bishop and my mom. We had quite an adventure coming home. Our flight from St. Louis to Philadelphia was cancelled. Then our ...read more

  • Into The Chamber Of Death

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Jul 1, 2012
     | 2,919 views

    When we come to Jesus, walk with Him, have faith in Him, and go with Him into the dead places in our life, He brings resurrection power and heals incurable wounds.

    Come to Jesus. When we say, “Come to Jesus,” we speak not as the world understands. To those perishing, “Come to Jesus,” according UrbanDictionary (a profane resource, but one that shows the spirit of this age) is, “Getting called on the carpet, dressed down, or ...read more

  • Your Heart's Desire

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Jun 17, 2012
     | 9,163 views

    Having the desire of our hearts rightly aligned with God is critical, for God will eventual grant it; if we have prepared our hearts through constant training to receive God, we have a heavenly reward, but it we have prepared it to reject God,our payment

    You know when you ask—nay, beg—God to do something or give something to you… Have you ever the request denied, and found out that what God refused, what you desired so badly, ultimately would have been harmful to you? Not everything we desire is wholly aligned with God’s ...read more

  • Pilgrimage: Christian Life On The Way

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Jun 10, 2012
     | 6,944 views

    As God called Joseph to take the Holy Family to Egypt, so too He calls us to take the blessings we have received and bring them into the world.

    Now hold onto your hats folks: I am not perfect. And pardon me for being blunt: You aren’t perfect either. But I’m not going to stand up here and dissect Dcn. Steven, but I will show you a bit of my guts. I struggle with distractions during prayer time—sometimes it’s the ...read more

  • Mystery Of The Gospel

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Jun 10, 2012
     | 5,007 views

    Hidden until the coming of Christ, the Good News came not only to the children of Abraham, but to all those who are his sons in faith.

    “He [the Word] was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of ...read more

  • Our Own Place

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Jun 10, 2012
     | 5,054 views

    Christian humility sees rightly, neither higher nor lower than we really are, and allows Christians freedom to be who they are in Chirst and accept their role and place in His Body with joy.

    Today’s reading all speak about humility. Humility is knowing exactly who we are. Pride is thinking that we are someone that we’re not. Humility is all about knowing who we are, not in the world’s sight, but according to God’s judgment. The world looks at a man’s ...read more