apostles
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eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
25 Feb 21
Three years ago, I was extra excited eager to watch the movie 'Paul, the Apostle of Christ.' Needless to say, I am a Jim Caviezel fan, from his roles in Pay it Forward, Count of Monte Cristo, and of course, The Passion of...
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eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
21 Feb 21
In the Gospel today, our Lord asked, "Who do you say that I am?" Simon answered, "You are the Christ, Son of the Living God."
Thus Simon became Peter which means Rock upon which our Lord built His Church. The gates of the...
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eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
28 Oct 20
Been asked a few times why we pray the Nicene Creed during the Mass. It's because the prayer is a profession of faith.
What about the Apostles Creed?
It's the same. The words are just more elaborate.
Why?
It's because there...
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eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
26 Oct 20
His brother James was first to die with a blade severing his neck. An apostle. A martyr. And all the rest of our Lord's magnificent apostles did meet horrible fates. The leader, Simon Peter was crucified upside down. He requested...
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eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
5 Sep 20
A bishop was ranting, his fifth grade teacher admonished him for putting Paul the Apostle among the twelve apostles, and when he complained, his teacher asked him where in the Bible is it written Paul was among the twelve...
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eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
9 Jun 19
Today is Pentecost Sunday, the commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles fifty days after the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus from the dead.
I told my daughter to ask for gifts of wisdom, understanding,...
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eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
1 Apr 19
It is important to know that the Catholic Church did not come out of the Bible. First and foremost, Christianity is not a religion of a book. The Catholic doctrine is not a collection of writings.
The Life of our Lord Jesus were...
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eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
7 Feb 19
The homily from a young visiting priest was funny. The priest talked about his vocation.
The priest said that there was nothing earthshaking about his calling, his was just a simple response to a call he heard. But his family and...
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cmoneyspinner
@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
28 Dec 17
OK! OK! I've repented. I'm going to watch the entire TV series. Wrote a review of this series at another social blogging site. I won't repeat myself. But I will admit that I was a very harsh critic. Watched the first episode...
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
20 Dec 17
In Matthew 10; 2 the Apostles are all given divine powers to heal and exorcise.
Jesus sends them off on their own independent missions, usually in pairs. Their orders are spelt out quite clearly. They are not to attempt to...
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
6 Dec 17
Jesus no sooner has the twelve Apostles, than he sends them off on their own independent missions, usually in pairs. Their orders are spelt out quite clearly. They are not to attempt to convert Gentiles to Christ worship...
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
2 Dec 17
Four more Apostles described from their introductions now, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew.
PHILIP – A citizen of Bethsheba, which was also the birth place and home town of Andrew and Peter.
Philip was already a...
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
25 Nov 17
Andrew, Simon-Peter, John And James are introduced here. The remaining eight Apostles are covered in later essays.
Though Jesus appeared to inherit an unspecified number of followers from John The Baptist, the Gospels mainly...
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DancingRedFeather1
@DancingRedFeather1 (1037)
• Canada
26 Feb 09
*The Challenges facing the real Christians today is to stay focused on the right priorities: the true God, the real Jesus, the world of God and the true Gospel.
*Real Christians must develop the knowledge and character that...
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repzkoopz
@repzkoopz (1895)
• Philippines
22 Mar 07
i read sometime ago that there were not just 12 apostles in the bible. i only know 13, judas was the 13th. but who were the other 3 left out? anybody know?
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