The Advocate – The Holy Spirit
Acts 8:5-8,14-17; 1 Peter 3:15-18; John 14:15-21 After Stephen, of whom it is said he was filled with the Holy Spirit, was stoned to death for his belief, the new…
Acts 8:5-8,14-17; 1 Peter 3:15-18; John 14:15-21 After Stephen, of whom it is said he was filled with the Holy Spirit, was stoned to death for his belief, the new…
Acts 6:1-7; 1 Peter 2:4-9; John 14:1-12 A very practical issue demonstrated the discrimination against the Hellenistic Jews, the Jews of Greek culture, including converts: their widows didn’t receive food…
Acts 2:14,36-41; 1 Peter 2:20-25; John 10:1-10 The apostles have met Jesus after his resurrection and might have hoped he would stay with them, but instead they were asked to…
Acts 2:14,22-33; 1 Peter 1:17-21; Luke 24:13-35 The twelve Apostles are missing not only Jesus as their leader, but they are also missing Judas, the traitor. So, they are incomplete.…
Acts 2:42-47; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 The ideal Christian community: living together peacefully and sharing everything they have. Brotherhood, bread and prayers, deep faith and equality.The people admired the…
“How many Sacraments are there in the Church?” This is a question that Bishop Gonzalo López Marañón, then the bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador,…
Matthew 21:1-11; Isaiah 50:4-7; Philippians 2:6-11; Matthew 26:14-27:66 “Go into the village…” Jesus gives precise instructions to the two disciples who prepare the way for him. It sounds very much…
Ezekiel 37:12-14; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45 Death is not forever. Graves can be opened and the dead can be raised up. In Ezekiel, we learn about graves being opened. However,…
Samuel 16:1.6-7,10-13; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 Light and darkness, being awake or asleep.In Ephesians we are called children of God - we are children of light and are asked to…
Genesis 12:1-4; 2 Timothy 1:8-10; Matthew 17:1-9 Abram was chosen by God. In a genealogy that describes several men of his family who had sons and daughters, it is interesting…