The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:39:35 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb God's word on Sunday: Spirit of God is intended for all of us /faith/item/28110-god-s-word-on-sunday-spirit-of-god-is-intended-for-all-of-us /faith/item/28110-god-s-word-on-sunday-spirit-of-god-is-intended-for-all-of-us

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sept. 30 (Year B) Numbers 11:25-29; Psalm 19; James 5:1-6; Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48


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fr_scott@catholicregister.org (Fr. Scott Lewis, S.J) Faith Sat, 29 Sep 2018 15:59:33 -0400
Seder meal takes catechumens to faithöÏÓãÊÓƵapp roots /item/19965-seder-meal-takes-catechumens-to-faith-s-roots /item/19965-seder-meal-takes-catechumens-to-faith-s-roots

MARKHAM, Ont. - As they prepared for their baptism at Easter, adult catechumens at Chinese Martyrs parish got a taste of the Old Testament by participating in the Jewish ritual of the Passover Seder.

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michael.chen@catholicregister.org (Michael Chen, The Catholic Register) Canada: Toronto-GTA Fri, 03 Apr 2015 08:00:00 -0400
Difficult stories of Old Testament draw us into Triune God /item/14867-difficult-stories-of-old-testament-draw-us-into-triune-god /item/14867-difficult-stories-of-old-testament-draw-us-into-triune-god

OTTAWA - It may be tempting to ignore the Old Testament, or spiritualize its more bloodthirsty or seemingly contradictory stories, but wrestling with them can lead to a deeper understanding of the Gospel and the nature of the Triune God, says Scripture scholar Edith Humphrey.

Whether it is the story of Abraham being told to sacrifice his only son Isaac, GodöÏÓãÊÓƵapp genocidal ban placed on some of the peoples who already inhabited the Promised Land or God portrayed as angry, jealous or vengeful, these difficulties have sometimes led to heresy and they continue to tempt Christians to avoid the Old Testament.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:30:11 -0400