Did you know? (Sunday, October 12, 2025)
The oil of Unction (anointing) that Priest applies to the sick is first blessed by a Bishop. This takes place on Holy Thursday of each year. On this day, the […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, October 5, 2025)
Acts of healing in the Gospels are intimately related to the restoring of individuals to a place of worth within the social order (cf Mark 1.44; 5. 15-20; 6.32-34; Luke […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, September 28, 2025)
It is instructive to see how, in the New Testament, creation and salvation are so closely associated that salvation is frequently looked upon as a renewal of the original creation. […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, September 21, 2025)
Human beings are not self-sufficient. We need relationship to God, to others, and to nature. Jesus, when asked to sum up the Law, sums it up not simply in terms […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, September 14, 2025)
The command and promise of Jesus, on which the Christian healing ministry is founded, are not found in an isolated corner of Scripture. I now see the Bible as primarily […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, September 7, 2025)
St. Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals and the environment. He expressed his devotion to God through the attention and care he gave to all of God’s […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, August 31, 2025)
For the month of August, our focus is “discipleship and culture.” There is much debate as to what is “culture.” The word came into English from the Latin cultura. It […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, August 24, 2025)
The meaning of words evolves over time. This is true of the word “mission.” Today, the word has several meanings. One such meaning is “a congregation that is dependent on […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, August 17, 2025)
In his book “Christ and Culture”, Richard Niebuhr outlines three ways Christians have sought to live faithfully for Christ as they relate to the culture surrounding them. He called the […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, August 10, 2025)
The period from the Monday after Pentecost through to the Saturday before the First Sunday of Advent is known as “Ordinary Time.” The first Sunday of this season is Trinity […]