SPIRIT Online is the only religion program for teens that links the Sunday Gospels to their lives. And it is all online—ready for teens on their phones and tablets. Ready for you to forward to parents and Confirmation sponsors. SPIRIT begins on October 6th this year. The autumn issues feature a series on prayer. AdventContinue reading “Check out SPIRIT Online!”
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Lenten Practices Part II: Almsgiving
A guest post from Claire Bischoff As I wrote last week, there are three traditional pillars of Lenten practice for Catholics: fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. This week I write about almsgiving, an ancient sounding word that may seem far removed from our current social lives. “Alms” is a word from Old English that refers toContinue reading “Lenten Practices Part II: Almsgiving”
“Unholy Spirits” and the Power of Prayer
January 27, 2012 by Claire Bischoff This week’s Gospel (Mark 1:21-28) describes Jesus commanding “an unholy spirit” to come out of a man. The people who observe this act wonder at the authority Jesus possesses, exclaiming that even the unholy spirits obey his word. Many people in the technological and scientific world of today mightContinue reading ““Unholy Spirits” and the Power of Prayer”