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  • A New Motivation

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 14, 2025
     | 655 views

    What makes Jesus different to any other warrior. His redeeming heart of love. And we are called to love one another

    Jn 13:31-35: A new motivation Story: When the 19th Century French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled on St. Helena, he was asked by one of his friends, 'Who was the greatest warrior the world has ever known?" Without hesitation, Napoleon answered, "Jesus Christ.' ...read more

  • Don't Miss The Wedding Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Sep 2, 2021
     | 4,477 views

    If you want to participate in the great wedding feast to come, bring your lamp and join the bridal party; bring some oil, inviting God’s Spirit to dwell within; then watch for your Bridegroom to come at any time.

    Several years ago, Dave Best and his fiancée planned more than a year in advance their wedding in Wales on July 6, 2008. They wanted to give their family and friends plenty of time to prepare, but they worried that even with all that lead time, some of them would not be able to attend. They ...read more

  • Grant Us Godly Politicians Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 21, 2017
     | 4,220 views

    "I beg the Lord to grant us more politicians who are genuinely disturbed by the state of society, the people, the lives of the poor! "

    Thursday of Third Week in Course 2017 Joy of the Gospel Ss Timothy and Titus Today’s feast is a challenge to those whose denomination teaches that the Church is not hierarchical. Most of these denominations consider themselves Bible fundamentalists, but today’s readings clearly show that, from the ...read more

  • Education And Service Promote Growth In Faith Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 12, 2015
     | 3,366 views

    Our catechesis must constantly reinforce the truths accepted in the early proclamation of the Gospel of Christ.

    Thursday of 24th week in course 2015 Joy of the Gospel Today the Franciscans celebrate the feast of the Stigmata of St. Francis. The few saints who have legitimately borne the marks of Christ’s passion live out in a physical and spiritual way the long hours of Christ’s passion and ...read more

  • Harden Not Your Hearts Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 10, 2015
     | 3,735 views

    Not to share one's wealth with the poor is stealing from them.

    Thursday in the First Week in Course 2015 Joy of the Gospel The two NT readings we have heard today are linked by a single notion expressed in the words “moved with pity.” Jesus looked on this poor leper and, in the Greek, became splagchnistheis. This is something we have all ...read more

  • Thanksgiving Is Our Dialect

    Contributed by William Sigmon on Dec 6, 2008
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     | 2,933 views

    In the midst of trouble and strife, we are commanded to give thanks to God for the gift of his holy word, even when it seems to make no sense.

    Thanksgiving is Our Dialect This is a difficult time and a blessed time - all at the same time - for our church. It is a difficult time because there is incredible strife in the world around us, and no small amount of strife within the church. People are struggling around us, watching their jobs ...read more

  • The Great Catholic Et Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 17, 2016
     | 3,557 views

    whenever Catholic theology gives an answer, it usually has the word “et” in it. There is always an add-on, an essential “and.”

    Tenth Sunday After Pentecost 2016 The parable usually called “the Pharisee and the Publican” could just as easily be called “Self-delusion and self-understanding.” But let’s understand that Jesus told this parable to Pharisees, who trusted in themselves that they ...read more

  • Reasons For Remaining Single

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,856 views

    People should consider singleness because of: 1) the Pressure of the system (vv. 25–27); 2) the Problems of the flesh (v. 28); 3) the Passing of the world (vv. 29–31); 4) the Preoccupations of marriage (32–35); 5) the Promises of betrothed (vv. 36–38) and 6) The Permanency of Marriage (vv. 39–40)

    1 Corinthians 7:25–40. “Reasons for Remaining Single” Ajax Alliance Church. Sunday July 9th, 2023. 1 Corinthians 7:25-40. [25] Now concerning the betrothed, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy. [26]I think that in view of the ...read more

  • Considering The Most Holy Trinity With Affection

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on May 18, 2017
     | 4,954 views

    The mystics know the Most Holy Trinity as a verb more than a noun.

    Considering the Most Holy Trinity with affection 1. The mystics know the Most Holy Trinity as a verb more than a noun, like Lady Julian of Norwich, "Greatly ought we to rejoice that God dwells in our soul..." And, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, a Carmelite nun: “God loves us,… to the point of ...read more

  • How Should We Live In A Pluralistic Polytheistic Society Series

    Contributed by Bev Sesink on Nov 7, 2016
     | 3,850 views

    This sermon addresses the opportunity and challenge of how to live out our faith in a multicultural/multifaith context such as is experienced in Canadian/American cities.

    How Should We Live In A Pluralistic Polytheistic Society? July 17, 2016 As we begin this morning I want to ask you a question – if you had to move to a different city, a different province, even a different country, how would you want people who live there to treat you? What would you want ...read more

  • Be A Witness To The Light

    Contributed by Paul Kallan on Dec 14, 2002
    based on 30 ratings
     | 4,837 views

    When the light of God works within us, the darkness outside cannot have any influence on our mission of goodness.

    Francesca’s husband Franz went on a business journey. She had no idea when he would return after his business. Two days later, she had a knock on the door in the night. She did not know who it was and what the person wanted. Anxiety, fear and suspicion surfaced. She gripped the revolver, which she ...read more

  • Infinite Love For Infinite Sadness Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 10, 2017
     | 3,104 views

    To enjoy infinite love curing our infinite sadness, we need to live by the moral code Jesus taught, the code of loving even our enemies.

    Thursday of 2nd Week in Course 2017 Joy of the Gospel “Our infinite sadness can only be cured by an infinite love.” Those words of Pope Francis ended our reflection last Thursday on the encyclical Joy of the Gospel. Now God’s love is unconditional. He loves even jerks, even sinners like me and ...read more

  • Free To Serve, Or Not Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 14, 2015
     | 4,031 views

    We will be judged on our service to the poor--but do our social systems make it easy or difficult to do so?

    Thursday of 33rd week in course 2015 Joy of the Gospel Two things tie our Scriptures together today. The obvious one is that they are texts written in or about a time of injustice and disaster. In the first reading, the Syrian king Antiochus IV has decreed that all his subjects would act like ...read more

  • The Fullness Of God Pt 5 - Charisma Series

    Contributed by Dan Cale on Nov 5, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,904 views

    We’ve talked about 3 important words Parakletos (comforter) and Dunamis (Power), Metamorphoô (transform). Today we look at one last word in this series – the word is Charisma – means gifts. Spiritual Gifts.

    The Fullness of God Pt 5 – Charisma I Cor 12 We have been talking about rediscovering the work of the Holy Spirit in the church this third person of the Trinity – the God who seems to be all but forgotten in the church of the 21st century. We’ve talked about 3 important words ...read more

  • The Need For Contemplation Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 30, 2016
     | 4,639 views

    Our mission to others must be underlaid with a foundation of personal devotion to Jesus Christ.

    Thursday in 6th Week of Easter 2016 Joy of the Gospel St. Paul’s relationship with the church at Corinth was long, fruitful, and fraught with problems. But it is Corinth that gives us testimony of the historical reliability of the Acts of the Apostles. “Before AD 50, an area 62 feet ...read more