Sermons on Catholic Schools: showing 1-15 of 47,163

Prophecy And Discernment Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 1, 2015

All Christians are anointed with prophetic gifts by our baptismal anointing, but before speaking for God, we must also practice discernment of spirits.

Feast of St. John Neumann (January 5) Thirteen Days of Christmas Today St. John speaks to us of “testing the spirits.” In theological language, derived from St. Paul, this is the spiritual gift of discernment. Let’s talk about its exercise in the first century: in the churches ...read more

Denomination: Catholic

No Conflict Between Truths Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 4, 2015

We must evangelize scientists, schools and other academics. There is no conflict between faith and scientific truth.

Thursday of 14th week in course 2015 Joy of the Gospel “The kingdom of heaven is at hand.” This is Jesus’s distillation of the Gospel message. It is a typical Hebrew phrase. Remember that the Jews–and we–are enjoined not to abuse the name of the Lord. So observant ...read more

Denomination: Catholic

"ten Lords," Ten Commandments

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 29, 2018

Anything that causes us to turn our backs on the two great commandments–love God above all things and our neighbor as ourselves–is sin, and needs the healing power, the forgiving power of Christ.

January 3, 2019 Tenth Day of Christmas According to one interpretation of the overused carol, The Twelve Days of Christmas, this tenth day is the one which adds “ten lords a leaping” to the list of gifts given us by our true love, Jesus Christ, who is the “partridge in a pear tree.” The ten lords, ...read more

Scripture: John 1:29-34

Denomination: Catholic

Educating Our Children To Live In Christ Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 13, 2016

It is necessary for us to teach our children to run the race, and to run to win

Septuagesima Sunday 2016 Year of Mercy Run to win. We stand here together some seventy days before Easter to let St. Paul and St. Matthew and yes the Blessed Trinity all tell us the unvarnished truth: we are all works in progress, sinners becoming saints. We cannot stop running, or run with ...read more

Denomination: Catholic

Arming Our Children Properly For Life

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 30, 2016

Even the best state schools are hobbled in their abilities to prepare children for life in a world that despises the Gospel of Christ, so we must arm them with Christian values in Christian environments.

Fourth Sunday in Course Catholic Schools Week 31 January 2016 How is it that the synagogue congregation that in one moment we hear listened to Jesus preaching and saying wonderful things about Him is just ten minutes later ready to run Him out of town and throw Him off a cliff? Of course, less ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:21-30

Denomination: Catholic

The O-My-God Moment

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 9, 2010

In silence we can listen to God and must if we are to experience a life-changing epiphany.

Epiphany 2010 The O-my-God Moment January 10, 2010 I’m not a big fan of reality TV. I don’t really know who Simon Cowell is and generally think that the Oprahization of entertainment has been a move in the wrong direction. But I do catch a couple of moments each week of that show ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:7-11

Denomination: Catholic

Catholic Spirit

Contributed by John Wesley on Apr 4, 2006

"And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him, and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered: It is. If it be, give me thine hand." 2 Kin

"And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him, and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered: It is. If it be, give me thine hand." 2 Kings 10:15 I. Let us consider the question ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 10:15

Denomination: Methodist

The Church Is Catholic Series

Contributed by Russell Metcalfe on Apr 1, 2021

When we speak of Catholicity, we speak of that which the One church [Where the WORD is preached, and where the sacraments are administered] has in common

Romans 11:33 - 12:8 Introduction We have said that every orthodox church regards the marks of the church to be four: The church is One, Holy, Apostolic, Catholic. When we speak of Catholicity, we speak of that which the One church [Where the WORD is preached, and where the sacraments are ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene

What Do You Believe? Catholics

Contributed by David Diyanni on Sep 2, 2008

This is a sermon series that explores the beliefs of different religions and comapres them to what the Bible says.

What Do You Believe? Catholicism Introduction A. Today we are finishing our series called “What do you believe?” We have been talking about some of the major false religions that we are faced with today such as Jehovah Witnesses, the Mormons, Scientology and Islam and why Christianity ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:4-5

Denomination: Vineyard

The Bible And The Catholic Church.

Contributed by Anthony Smith on Apr 5, 2005

A Side by side comparison of the Catholic Church and the Bible.Has the Catholic Church adopted the ways of the Sadducees and Pharisees?

The Death of a Pope. The Bible and the Catholic Church. There has been many an article written about the death of the Pope of Rome. Many in the Catholic Church are praising him on His works and even saying that he was just about as ...read more

Scripture: Luke 20:46-47

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Holy Catholic Church Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 27, 2004

This sermon examines the different uses of the word "Church" in Scripture, the essence of the Church, the definition of the Church, the Church in different periods, the attributes of the Church, and the marks of the Church.

Introduction As we continue our series in The Apostles’ Creed I would like to examine today what it means to believe in the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints. Please listen as I recite the Apostles’ Creed: I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. I believe in ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Holy Catholic Church Series

Contributed by Anne Robertson on Sep 4, 2004

The eighth phrase of the Creed: "The holy catholic church."

THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH TEXT: John 17:20-23; Ephesians 4:1-6 Line by line we are making it through the Apostle’s Creed, and the line we are looking at this week is easily the most misunderstood line in the whole thing. “I believe in the holy catholic church. I remember when I first learned ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6

Denomination: Methodist

Faith Is One And Catholic Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 17, 2014

The word "catholic" means universal. It means we are open to all humans and open to all Truth.

Thursday of 5th Week of Easter 2014 Lumen Fidei Today’s reading from the Acts of the Apostles gives us a glimpse of the first ecumenical council, and an important look at the hierarchical structure of the early Catholic Church. Remember that the debate was over circumcision. Some of the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:7-21

Denomination: Catholic

Ministering To Hispanic Catholics Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 7, 2010

Xenophobia destroyed the Jews in Nazi Germany; we must not let it stand in the way of our mission.

St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross–August 9, 2010 You Shall Be My Witnesses Here at the beginning of August, the Church gives us feasts that are pointed reminders that Jesus, who predicted His own assassination, was not the last Christian martyr, only the first. I’ve often commented at ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:22-28

Denomination: Catholic

That Pesky Catholic "Et" Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 5, 2017

Christ taught us the basic belief of Christianity, that God is One and God is three. The God we believe in, the God who loves us so much, is Trinity–Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Ghost)

Trinity Sunday 2017 That Pesky Catholic “Et” A wise theologian once taught me that the distinctive character of Catholic teaching is what he called the “pesky Catholic ‘et’.” That’s the word “and” in English, “y” en Español, “und” auf deutsch. Catholic teaching uses a lot of phrases containing the ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-18

Denomination: Catholic