by JD McGurn | Jun 16, 2017 | Blog, Prayer |
Prayer is a time when we both talk and listen to God. There are many types of prayer and many ways of praying. Some different types of prayer: Blessing and Adoration, Prayer of Petition, Prayer of Intercession, Thanksgiving, and Praise. There are also different...
by JD McGurn | Jun 9, 2017 | Blog, Prayer |
There are many different types of prayer walks; however, in general, a prayer walk is a time of prayer for a specific place or person (people). A Personal Prayer Walk is a time when you walk and pray for yourself or to discern an issue. Perhaps you have something on...
by JD McGurn | Jun 2, 2017 | Blog, Prayer |
Summer is here and it is easy to fall out of our good routines. You may find that now that the children (or grandchildren) are around the house all day that you do not seem to have the time for your normal prayer time or Scripture reading. Perhaps instead of...
by JD McGurn | May 26, 2017 | Blog, New Evangelization, Teaching, Urban Evangelization |
Part 4 of 4. Click to read Part 1 or Part 2 or Part 3. The Sacraments at the Service of Communion The last group of sacraments are the Sacraments at the Service of Communion—Holy Orders and Matrimony. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states: Baptism,...
by JD McGurn | May 19, 2017 | Blog, New Evangelization, Teaching, Urban Evangelization |
Part 3 of 4. Click to read Part 1 or Part 2. The Sacraments of Healing The next set of Sacraments that we will examine today are the sacraments of healing; which are the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Penance) and the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick. The Scriptures...
by Ministry Team | May 15, 2017 | Audio, Mass, New Evangelization, St. Louis Cathedral |
The following audio is of Deacon Larry Oney preaching at the Mass on the 5th Sunday of Easter at the St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans....
by JD McGurn | May 12, 2017 | Blog, New Evangelization, Teaching, Urban Evangelization |
Part 2 of 4 on the Sacraments. Please click here to view Part 1 from last week. The Sacraments of Christian initiation – Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist – are the foundation of every Christian life. Christian initiation is accomplished by three...
by JD McGurn | May 5, 2017 | Blog, New Evangelization, Teaching |
For May, Hope and Purpose Ministries is taking a closer look at the sacraments of the Catholic Church. We feel it is important to continually renew our understanding of the sacraments as a way to continue to grow in our faith. The Catechism of the Catholic Church...
by JD McGurn | Apr 28, 2017 | Blog, Mass, New Evangelization, Prayer, Scripture, Teaching |
Continuing our discussion about how what we believe should change how we live, let us look more closely at this Sunday’s first reading: Acts 2:14, 22-33. Verse 25 reads: For David says of him: ‘I saw the Lord ever before me, with him at my right hand I shall not be...
by JD McGurn | Apr 21, 2017 | Blog, Mass, New Evangelization, Prayer, Teaching |
As we continue our look into what Catholic-Christians believe and state in the Creed, it is important to address what it means “to believe” in the context of our profession of faith. When we state The Nicene Creed at Mass or when someone asks us what we believe in as...
