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    Faith, The Opposite Of Idolatry Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 20, 2013
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    Herod Antipas is a good example of one who is faithless, who worshiped an idol tied up with himself; true faith is a "break with all idols to turn to a living God in a personal encounter."

    Thursday of 25th Week in Course Lumen Fidei Luke 9: 7 - 9 7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead, 8 by some that Eli'jah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen. 9 ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Request God Never Turns Down Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 4, 2013
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    We don't have to look at Jesus's promise "Seek and you shall find" like a disappointed kid at Christmas, but with the light of faith. There's at least one prayer we always get a "yes" to.

    Thursday of 27th Week in Course Lumen Fidei Today’s Gospel is written for adults, but the problem is that even in old age we tend to read it like an eight-year-old waiting for Christmas. We read “Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Seeing Things As Jesus Sees Them Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 19, 2013
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    Jesus came to free us from the slavery to sin through faith, through faith in what He taught, and through faith in Him as a person.

    Thursday of 29th Week in Course Lumen Fidei Jesus was a very serious Savior. If you were a government official and happened upon a prison where several thousands of persons were enslaved under abysmal conditions, you’d want to free them. Now before Christ, we were slaves of sin. I know ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Christian Faith Is Faith In The Incarnation And Resurrection. Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 26, 2013
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    Christian faith is faith in the incarnation of the Word and his bodily resurrection.

    Thursday of 30th Week in Course Lumen Fidei As we consider the gift of faith, this gift of seeing far through new eyes, we are challenged to see beyond the sufferings of the present. St. Paul, in this astonishing chapter 8 of the Letter to the Romans, pictures us in a courtroom, before God, the ...read more

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    Scandal And Anti-Scandal

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 22, 2014
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    We must stay award of the stories of those around us who are on the journey of faith

    Thursday of 7th Week in Course 2014 Lumen Fidei There is a horrible temptation always attracting the Christian, the one who has been invited to the banquet of Word and Eucharist, has accepted the invitation, has led a good life of service to others. The temptation is to believe that we have ...read more

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    Faith Seeking Understanding

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 1, 2014
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    God redeemed the world through suffering, and we can understand, if not fully comprehend, the mystery.

    Thursday after Ash Wednesday 2014 Lumen Fidei On this first day after the solemn beginning of Lent, as we begin our forty-day retreat, the Church gives us some stark words. Deuteronomy tells us that the choice is between life and death, between blessing and curse. Honor and obey God alone, and ...read more

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    On The Festival Of Purim Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 8, 2014
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    Theology is faith seeking understanding. It can help us see the relevance of God's Word to our lives, especially when we don't get what we pray for.

    Thursday of the First Week of Lent 2014 Lumen Fidei In the Jewish calendar, which is a lunar, or thirteen-month calendar, spring is the time of Purim, the minor feast of deliverance. The story is well-known in all the world, to Jews and Christians. A Persian king had, in God’s design, an ...read more

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    An Unbroken Chain Of Witnesses Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 15, 2014
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    The rich man was isolated, even from his brothers. True faith comes usually from someone sharing it with us.

    Thursday of the Second Week of Lent 2014 Lumen Fidei Recently we discovered an infestation of what are called “acrobat” ants, Crematogaster hespera, in our house. We had the pest control folks treat the house with good success. The treatment was a chemical friendly to the good fauna ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Seeing The Plan And Hearing The Word

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 25, 2014
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    Like Augustine, we must integrate into our lives the need to see God's vision and to hear God's call.

    Thursday of 3rd Week in Course 2014 Lumen Fidei The vision of God is always broader and deeper than any plan of a human. King David was in a really good mind when he wrote this prayer of thanksgiving to God. Remember that Saul, his predecessor, had wanted a dynasty, but he turned against ...read more

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    Destination Bethlehem: A Grave Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Dec 19, 2015
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    God's purpose of salvation of fallen man is revealed in the first days of the life of the baby Jesus.

    “There was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And he ...read more

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    Stephen, Love And Truth

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 21, 2013
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    St Stephen's sermon was very aggressive, and would not really be expected to work, but his core truth is real.

    St. Stephen December 26 2013 Lumen Fidei I grew up in the fifties and sixties, and being a Catholic was “okay” with the culture back then. So this quote from Jesus about being hated by all seemed to be referring to anti-Catholic bigotry from the early 1900s. After all, wasn’t ...read more

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    Faith, Anchored In The Promise To Abraham Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 7, 2013
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    Mary anchored her faith in the promise God made to Abraham; faith is a response to a "Thou" who calls us by name.

    Holy Name of Mary 2012 Lumen Fidei In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, "Hail, full of grace, the ...read more

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    Faith And Unity Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 10, 2014
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    To fulfill Christ's intention for the Church, the Church treasures the unbreakable link between one faith and one community.

    Thursday of 4th Week of Easter 2014 Lumen Fidei In these first weeks of the Easter season each year the Church gives us much of St. John’s Gospel writings on the Eucharist, the sacrament of nourishment and unity. The Eucharist brings us together: those who profess the same Catholic faith ...read more

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    The Building That Is Faith Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 31, 2014
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    The God who is himself reliable gives us a city which is reliable.

    Thursday of 7th Week of Easter 2014 Lumen Fidei (St. Boniface) The uproar between Pharisee and Sadducee that Paul engineered here almost ended in his premature death. Sadducees, the priestly class in Jerusalem, believed in the divine inspiration of only the Torah, the first five books of the ...read more

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    When Faith Is Weakened Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 21, 2014
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    Our faith enables us to triumph even when the evil culture seems to be overwhelming the goodness we seek.

    Thursday of 12th week in Course 2014 Lumen Fidei St. Josemaria taught: “You hear people saying sometimes that there are fewer miracles nowadays. Might it not rather be that there are fewer people living a life of faith? God cannot go back on his promise, 'Ask of me, and I will give you the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic