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Let Christ Pour New Wine Into Your Heart and Soul

September 6, 2013 by Deacon Frederick Bartels 1 Comment

The Fire of The Holy Spirit

To become a new wineskin you must be re-created. The Spirit of Love does the work, but you must also do your part in response to his unfailing Love.

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Advent: A Time To Seek Answers To Humankind’s Most Pressing Questions

December 17, 2012 by Deacon Frederick Bartels Leave a Comment

Advent is a season to grow closer to Jesus

If Advent is to open our minds and hearts to the Person of Jesus Christ, we must also acknowledge the importance of hearing the voice of Christ transmitted to the world through the teaching of the Church.

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A Reflection On Life’s Emptiness: Friend or Foe?

September 7, 2012 by Deacon Frederick Bartels Leave a Comment

I believe in order to understand

Our experience of life’s emptiness is a universal human experience; it is not without cause or purpose, for through it God directs our attention back upon Himself, that we may have life, and have it abundantly (Jn 10:10).

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The Divine Liturgy: Sacred Action of Christ and His Body, The Church

August 2, 2012 by Deacon Frederick Bartels Leave a Comment

In the sacred, earthly liturgy the work of our redemption is accomplished as we participate in the fullness of divine worship, consume the Risen Lord, and receive a foretaste of the heavenly liturgy celebrated in the holy City of God (cf. SC 1, 2, 8, 47).

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The Church at Christmas: The Light of Truth Shines In The Darkness

January 2, 2012 by Deacon Frederick Bartels Leave a Comment

Christ is the meaning of Christmas

Let us speak plainly: we stand on the horizon between the present and eternity. With each passing moment, our journey across the sea of earthly life nears its inevitable completion.

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