"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as EAGLES. They shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
– Isaiah 40:31
Kathy Schiffer is the wife of a deacon and mother of three grown children, and currently works as Communications/Media Relations Coordinator for Guest House, the treatment center for Catholic clergy and religious. She lives and writes in Southfield, MI.
A simple stretch bracelet engraved with the scripture "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life."
A simple stretch bracelet engraved with the scripture "Love is patient love is kind. It does not envy. It does not boast. It is not proud."
A simple stretch bracelet engraved with the scripture "and now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13:13
ShareOur cable carrier picks up WGN, the network from Chicago which aired several videos from Fr. Robert Barron’s 10-part series titled “Catholicism.” The series-at least, four parts of it-will be coming to PBS in October, with the other six videos to be aired on EWTN beginning in November. I jumped through hoops to see the first ones, [...]
ShareDay by day, Pope Benedict’s first official state visit to his native Germany brings encouraging reports: In Berlin, he met with German Jewish leaders. In that meeting, Pope Benedict emphasized that what the two faiths “hold in common is not an insignificant part of their traditions.” He went on to tell the dozens of rabbis [...]
Share GLOSSARY FOR EPHESUS Nestorianism – Nestorius, bishop of Constantinople, and his followers believed that divine and human persons remained separate in the incarnate Christ. For their adherence to this doctrine, they were ecclesiastically condemned in 431. The Nestorian church, which then separated from Byzantine Christianity, centered in Persia and survived chiefly in Asia Minor. [...]
ShareThe first council of Constantinople was convened in 381 A.D. in—guess where?—Constantinople. It was convened by Theodosius, with the goal of uniting the church upon the basis of the orthodox faith. But travel was difficult at that time, and despite Theodosius’ good intentions, the council was poorly attended—with no Western bishops or legates in attendance. [...]
Share>Introduction—What are we doing here? This is article #2 of a series of at least 22 articles which will appear over the next month—but you should expect a couple of “inserts,” smaller posts which explain the early provincial councils, or a particularly thorny debate, in greater detail. Those who can do without the minutiae covered [...]