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deaconrandy
- May 18, 2017
- 2 min
We Are Spiritual Orphans No More
Dear sisters and brothers in Christ Jesus, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” Jesus asks us to obey Him out of love—not out of duty, honor, or self-interest. Our motivation for the Christian life is to be nothing less than the honest love of the person of God. Jesus promises us another Advocate, in Greek Parakleton, from which we get our Latinized word Paraclete. This word translates poorly into English, but can be rendered as legal counselor or comforter. T
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deaconrandy
- May 11, 2017
- 2 min
"Do not let your hearts be troubled."
Dear sisters and brothers in Christ Jesus, “Do not let your hearts be troubled.” These words of Jesus set the stage not only for His Passion but also for His Ascension. The apostles needed Jesus’ reassurance in order to endure the pain of watching Jesus suffer and die for us. We, too, need Jesus’ reassurance in order to continue in faith without Jesus’ visible presence here on earth as He was in the first century. We are now His Body, the Church. We are the visible prese
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deaconrandy
- May 4, 2017
- 2 min
"So that they might have life and have it more abundantly."
Dear sisters and brothers in Christ Jesus, The name of Jesus Christ has power because it is through Him that we are saved from our sins. This is not some magical spell or formula. The name of Jesus has power because with it we invoke Him Who is God-with-us. It is not the power of the combined letters and sounds that make up the name, but the power of God who hears us whenever we call upon Him. We do not command Jesus by invoking His Holy Name, but we are instead held boun
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