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I would also like to address fathers and grandfathers. Young people need to see that you pray, receive the sacraments, treat your wives with respect, ask for forgiveness and live with integrity, even when doing so requires sacrifice. Children learn a great deal by seeing that their father can kneel before God without feeling that he is any less of a man for doing it.
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The institution of the Holy Eucharist in first -century Judea
Passover. Manna. Temple Bread. The Cross.
According to Brant Pitre, these aren’t separate biblical stories, they are all part of the same Eucharistic mystery.
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Most all discussions about the Eucharist on social media begin with competing opinions and isolated proof texts.
In the subsequent thread my intention is to offer the reader a different type of analysis.
Over the next several posts, I’ll be examining the arguments of biblical scholar Brant Pitre, whose work in “Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist” draws from Scripture, Second Temple Judaism, Jewish liturgy, typology, and early Christian history to explain how first-century Jews would have understood Jesus’ words about His Body and Blood.
Whether you ultimately agree with his conclusions or not, understanding his argument provides a deeper framework for interpreting John 6, the Last Supper, and the Eucharist.
The thesis put forth is simply this:
The meaning of the Eucharist cannot be fully understood apart from the Jewish world in which Jesus lived and taught. – at Las Vegas, NV
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If you think Blake Baker is at fault after holding Alabama to 285 yards and three third down conversions, please go find another team to root for
And probably another sport to watch too
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HUGE NEWS!
First Lady Melania Trump and @LSU have secured $5 million to establish a permanent endowment fund which will support scholarships for LSU students who experienced foster care.
An incredible partnership! Thank you for your leadership, @FLOTUS! whitehouse.gov/briefings-sta…
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Protestantism has become so entangled with politics that to them, every election feels like an existential crisis.
But the Catholic Church has survived emperors, revolutions, persecutions, and the rise and fall of nations.
Our hope is not in political power. Our King is Jesus Christ, and His Church will remain long after every earthly kingdom has fallen.
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What do regular Americans worry about in the first five minutes after they wake up in the morning? They worry about their kids. Their bills. How they’ll afford to pay the mortgage and fill the tank. They don’t worry about Iran or renovating the White House or any of the numerous other things Trump spent the last year rambling about. Republicans did not speak to the issues that directly and immediately impact regular Americans. They did not present a compelling plan to deal with those issues. That’s why they’re getting crushed. And they deserve it.
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The world is a dark and chaotic place, man.
Give your life to Jesus and trust in Him.
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
-Joshua 1:9
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Jesus would’ve said something like “eat my flesh” and “drink my blood”
Check mate Catholics.
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Come on, Michael — If Jesus wanted us to believe his body was food and his blood was drink, he would have said so expressly.
And by the way, if he did say that, people would have thought he was crazy. Many of his disciples would have left him.
Try reading your Bible, bro.
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I am officially renouncing Lutheranism.
I will carry out my volunteer and musical commitments with my ELCA congregation but I cannot in good conscience receive Holy Communion with them any further. Please pray for my reception into the Roman Catholic Church.
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It was during Covid. His dad had just died days before in an absolute tragedy in Brazil but he couldn’t travel back for the funeral because of lockdown.
Liverpool were in danger of missing out on Champions League qualification. They NEEDED to win against West Brom to be in with a chance.
It was 1-1 in the 95th minute. We had one final corner.
Up stepped Alisson Becker.
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There is a legitimate possibility that Texas A&M could face Alabama with a 7-0 record and be the #1 ranked team in the country.
