Tag: Pentecost
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What the Thunder Carried
James, son of Zebedee, left no Gospel and no words spoken by himself preserved in Scripture. Yet his life still carries. From the flash of Christ’s presence to the thunder released at Pentecost, James becomes a witness in motion, carrying what he had seen and received until his life is cut short by the sword.
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The Name Fulfilled
Peter loved Christ from the beginning, but love changes as it lives through the years. Failure, forgiveness, grace, responsibility, and sacrifice transformed Peter’s young certainty into something deeper: a mature love that knew what it wanted. In this final chapter, I look at the man Peter became and how his story changed the way I…
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Confirmation: Strengthened by the Holy Spirit
In the earliest centuries of the Church, Baptism was immediately followed by the laying on of hands and the anointing with oil. Through this act the apostles invoked the Holy Spirit upon the newly baptized. The sacrament we now call Confirmation continues that same moment of strengthening in the life of the Church.