Husband, Father, Writer, Beggar.
Husband, Father, Writer, Beggar.
By Nathan
The most visible of the hierarchical gifts is the office of Bishop. Our Bishop is a successor of the Apostles. In the book of Acts, the eleven Apostles worked with the Holy Spirit in choosing someone to take the place…
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I turn 44 today. Birthdays provide an opportunity for self-reflection. Sometimes looking backward provides the way forward. Looking through some old writing, I found a ponder that I pondered years before I met Mary. At the time, I was searching…
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God has given us a mission, to make disciples of the nations. He gives us grace, especially through the sacraments administered to the faithful by the Church. But wait, there’s more! He also gives us spiritual gifts. The Church distinguishes…
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Some years ago, I worked at a call center for AT&T, one of the world’s largest companies. AT&T has millions upon millions of happy customers. I never got to talk to them, because they have no reason to call. I talked to…
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When Jesus walked among us, His preaching ministry came accompanied by tremendous miraculous healings. The blind saw, the lame leapt to their feet, lepers were cleansed. Jesus pointed to these miracles as evidence that the Kingdom of God was at…
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Last Saturday night, as I was preparing to take my wife on an all too infrequent date, I went out to check on the school van. Three friends and I pooled resources to buy a 15 passenger van to take…
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I'm a charismatic Catholic who lives on the outskirts of nowhere. God has given me a wife, a family, and a mission to feed the hungry. These are my stories.
