apostles

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St. Peter’s Regret: A Lesson for Us All

Jim Van Vurst, OFM March 11, 2025

Jesus showed his friend the way from regret to healing. He can do the same for us.

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Intentional Discipleship

Mark P. Shea February 26, 2025

Intentional discipleship is the decision to “drop one’s nets.”

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Our Song: The Apostles’ Creed

Jack Wintz, OFM July 24, 2023

Everything God has done for us has been done out of love.

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Reflect At the Last Supper, Jesus washed his apostles’ feet—even those of Judas, his betrayer. Pray Dear Jesus,I want to love and forgive as you do, but I often fail.People annoy me, and I lose patience.Or I am oblivious to ...

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Franciscan Inspirations: Jesus Chooses His 12 Apostles

Jim Van Vurst, OFM May 13, 2020

Many people find Jesus’ choice of his apostles curious. Why did he choose them in the first place? A cynic might think he could have done better blindfolded. The account of Jesus’ selection of his apostles as related in the ...

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Saint Paul and Women: A Mixed Record

Barbara Leonhard, OSF May 10, 2020

Two biblical sources give us glimpses of Paul in relation to women: Paul’s own letters and the Acts of the Apostles. As a means of discovering Paul’s thinking, the letters are, of course, the primary source.

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