John said, “One mightier than I is coming after me. I am not worthy to stoop and loosen the thongs of his sandals. I have baptized you with water; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
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God grants us holiness, saintliness
It is a process. A lifelong process.
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Are we willing to respond like Mary with our own simple ‘Yes’?
A reflection on the daily readings, for the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Father Perry. By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor Today, we celebrate not just a visitation but the visitation. And this visit of […]
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Behold others as brothers and sisters in Christ, and behold all in love
We return to walk with and in and through and because of our faith and our love of the Christ.
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There are many ways to know
Or to say it another way — there are many ways to know. Some know with the mind, but have little connection to the heart. Some know and believe fully with the heart, but do not understand, or even have a confused or erroneous understanding.
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So that we may be truly fruitful
This is what turns an admiration for a faith into a fully lived and transforming faith. We are all “that woman” at the well. This is what makes true disciples.
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Jesus revives; that is, he gives new life
And, will we be grateful and speak gratitude with all of our heart?
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We know the truth — this is our story
And through it we have Life and Truth — and Love in super, super abundance!
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Will we see much more, as we look at the world with eyes of Jesus?
Jesus could see and recognize inner qualities and recognize the goodness of a person.
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In our own feeble, very faith-filled ways, we continue to remain in him
But the truth is that we are sinners, and we do sin, and we are imperfect; we do fall, but especially because we are believers.
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