Homeless Catholic Reflections
Weekly reflections for November 30, 2024
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Steve Hessman:
Not a single act
Steve Hall:
Breath of life from God
John Pearring:
Catholics popular again?
(Read Frank & Ralph, Snarl,
and A Snarl Theology)
Older Reflections:
Steve Leininger:
Do not be afraid
Lou Occhi:
Jesus hung 'back' on a tree
Tim Trainor:
Who is the fig tree gardener?
Norm McGraw:
You are God’s building
Ron Bruni:
Persistence, Prayer, & Kingdom
Salvation: Not really a single act of faith
Click here to read Steve Hessman's reflection from November 30, 2024. Here's an excerpt:
Faith is a divine gift, and no human being can earn his salvation. Faith requires our free-will response shown through good works. The Church rejects the notion of predestination without free will, while affirming that God desires all to be saved.
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Steve Hessman’s reflections: "Amen, Amen. Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit." John 12:24
Believe and heed the commandments
By Steve Hall
Click here to read Steve Hall’s reflection from November 30, 2024. Here's an excerpt:
“If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” If taken out of the context of Scripture in it’s entirety, this verse can be spiritually simplistic, even dangerous. There has to be more.
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Steve Hall's reflections: For our knowledge is imperfect and our prophecy is imperfect; but when the perfect comes, the imperfect will pass away. (1 Corinthians 13:9)
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