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Archive for April, 2009

Radio Guests for Thursday, April 30, 2009

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Former United Methodist Jason Shanks participated in our Conversion Story to share his Conversion story from living an interdenominational lifestyle to becoming the Pastoral Assistant at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Columbus, Ohio.   Tom Hoopes, Executive Editor of the National ...

Interpreting the Scriptures

Thursday, April 30th, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | 5 Comments »

Back in Acts 8 for our first reading today. We see a very interesting story about an Ethiopian eunuch who has an encounter with Philip. More on that in a moment. Today in the Gospel reading from John 6, Jesus ...

Radio Guests for Wednesday, April 30, 2009

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John Thavis, Rome bureau chief of Catholic News Service, joined me live from Italy to talk about Pope Benedict XVI’s meeting with survivors of the earthquake and how he offered prayers Tuesday as he visited towns hit hard in this ...

Being Raised Up

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »

In the first reading from Acts 8 today, we read about Saul persecuting the Church. Because of the persecution happening in Jerusalem, all but the Apostles left there. We read about the bold preaching and healing ministry of Philip. We're ...

Radio Guests for Tuesday, April 28, 2009

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Msgr. Stuart W. Swetland, S.T.D., is a member of Envoy Magazine's editorial committee. He was ordained a priest in 1991 for the Diocese of Peoria. He received his undergraduate degree in physics from the United States Naval Academy and joined ...

Martyrdom

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »

Today in Acts 7, we read about the martyrdom of St. Stephen. We'll talk more about that in a moment. In the Gospel from John 6, we continue in the Bread of Life discourse. In fact, today we hear Jesus ...

Radio Guests for Monday, April 27, 2009

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Concerned Parents Report is dedicated  to reporting information and imparting knowledge to parents so they can empower their children to make the healthiest choice for their reproductive health - living a chaste lifestyle. Executive Director Kevin Bagatta joined me today ...

Food That Endures

Monday, April 27th, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »

Today in Acts 6, we begin reading about St. Stephen. This was a very bold guy who was about to find himself in some real trouble. But even in the face of adversity, St. Stephen's face "was like the face ...

Liars

Sunday, April 26th, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »

The Apostles were never afraid to tell it like it is. In fact, there are quite a few places in Scripture that many would find offensive. Today is one of those. Listen to what St. John says in our second ...

Cast Your Worries

Saturday, April 25th, 2009 Posted in :60 Reflections | No Comments »

Today the Church celebrates the feast of St. Mark. St. Mark was a disciple of St. Peter, whose teachings were the basis for Mark's Gospel. Today's first reading from 1 Peter tells us that Mark was a traveling companion of ...