Tag: Saints

Saints Alive!

We can’t know in advance whose life will have been the kind of life that speaks of holiness, and so we can’t look out on this morning’s congregation and know who is a saint and who is a sinner.

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Speaking to the Soul: The other father

We don’t really know that much about Joseph and I wonder if that causes us to give him the short end of the stick. Yet, the imagery of a loving father that Jesus uses to talk about God implies that Joseph played an important role in his formation. The way in which Joseph participates in the Incarnation suggests that perhaps we all have a role in birthing God into the world.

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Speaking to the Soul: Saints and Sinners

So let’s all try this week to look at the bracket of Lent Madness, read the biographies of the saints proposed, and find something that we can have in common with those formerly sinful people, many who don’t have the word “saint” in front of their name. It might just be an enlightening adventure.

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Speaking to the Soul: Seeking Knowledge

There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is Curiosity. There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is Vanity. There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is Love. – Bernard of Clairvaux

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Speaking to the Soul: Sharing Theologies

Do your children know that your favorite artists are people of faith? Do your grandchildren and their friends appreciate what they were saying with their art? How does your own theology compare? Can you talk about that with your friends?

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