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A place to redeem hearts broken by abortion
Apr 08, 2023
Rachel’s Vineyard, or RV, is a safe place to renew, rebuild and redeem hearts broken by abortion. Often, this pain remains suppressed for many years or decades, even as it begs to be heard and healed.
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It is well with my soul
Mar 31, 2023
During the times in my life when I feel that life is throwing me a curve ball at every corner, reading about the life of hymnist Horatio Spafford always brings me back to reality.
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He is at the entrance, let Him in
Mar 31, 2023
Today we celebrate Palm Sunday, the first day of the holiest of weeks. It is a day when our Lord Jesus Christ humbly made His royal entrance into Jerusalem on a donkey all those years ago.
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Binding and loosing
Mar 31, 2023
“Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. “Those words of Jesus, as you know, apply not just to those who are ordained to ministry but to everyone within the body of Christ. All of us have the power to bind and to loose.
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A token or a sacrifice
Mar 24, 2023
This Easter is a time to reflect on what God offered to ransom us. The sacrifice of the Cross, the sacrifice of the death of His Son.
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Was Jesus mistaken in warning of impending catastrophe?
Mar 24, 2023
One of the most dramatic scenes of the “end of the world” in the movie 2012 was the destruction of St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.
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The kind of fast that lasts
Mar 24, 2023
May you too be inspired to come up with your own list, so that come Easter, you will not only be indulging in temporal delights, but new and life-giving truths that are meant to last forever
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Losing a loved one to suicide
Mar 24, 2023
Our job now is not to second guess, but to trust – trust that God is far more gentle and understanding than we are and that God, who is adequate, can give this person a peace that we never could.
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Creation at the Crossroads
Mar 24, 2023
Author Fr Edward J. Ciuba takes on these themes in depth in RENEW International’s Creation at the Crossroads, a faith-sharing resource designed for small groups.
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The Church is on the move ... slowly, but surely
Mar 17, 2023
The recently concluded Asian Continental Assembly on Synodality held at Baan Phu Waan Pastoral Training Centre near Bangkok, Thailand, was attended by more than 80 participants and delegates representing 29 Asian countries.
Sunday Reflection
Jesus did not turn away from His mission
Today, Palm or Passion Sunday, is the first day of Holy Week, the high point of the Church’s year, climaxing in the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday.