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Following Jesus is not a means to some other end: he is the end in and of himself....
Jesus’ Transfiguration reveals in all its fullness the mind-boggling nature of his voluntary act of self-sacrifice. This voluntary act of self-sacrifice has a name — and that name is Love....
Marriage plunges spouses right into the heart of the mystery of Christ....
The Apostles’ Creed begins: “I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord…”
The Christian faith does not simply honor Jesus as a teacher, or as an example of a life perfectly obedient to God the Father – although our Lord certainly is both those things. ...
“I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.”
This is the first statement in the Apostles’ Creed, one of the ancient and central statements of orthodox Christian faith. It is a profound statement about the nature of reality....
What It Means to Follow Jesus: The Faithful Fishermen’s Perspective
Posted by Fr. Doran Stambaugh S.S.C. on Feb 14th, 2010 in Christian Life, Meditations, The Christian Year | 1 comment
Hope and Love on the Way of the Cross: The Transfiguration of Jesus
Posted by Fr. Doran Stambaugh S.S.C. on Feb 10th, 2010 in Christian Life, Culture, Meditations | 2 comments
Salvation and Marriage
Meditating on the Apostles’ Creed, Part 2
Meditating on the Apostles’ Creed: Part 1
Dr Holly Ordway came to Christ through reason, in the pursuit of truth. "In your hearts honor Christ as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect" (1 Peter 15).
Her book, "Not God's Type: A Rational Academic Finds a Radical Faith," is forthcoming from Moody Publishers in May 2010.
