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Rachel Conrad Carlson
Mar 23, 20232 min read
And All the People Say
Here we find ourselves having arrived at the closing line of the Nicene Creed. After many weeks of unpacking the nuances of the...
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Patty Breen
Mar 16, 20232 min read
Death Is Not the End of the Story
No other world religion makes such a bold claim about the afterlife: …I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the...
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Erika Tate
Mar 9, 20232 min read
Baptism, Grace, and Love
I believe in one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. Once a month I get to teach my parish’s baptism preparation class. The room always...
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Rachel Conrad Carlson
Mar 2, 20234 min read
Why I Am a (c)atholic
...I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church... I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic church. It may seem odd, but I...
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Jane Aseltyne
Feb 23, 20232 min read
Proclaiming Truth in Troubled Times
...Who has spoken through the prophets... One of the things that I love most about the Christian tradition is that there have been many...
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Erika Tate
Feb 9, 20232 min read
The Holy Spirit Moves
…who proceeds from the Father and the Son… Our powerful Holy Spirit moves throughout the world giving people the ability to pray, filling...
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Jessica Curbis
Feb 2, 20233 min read
Breath, Fire, Dove
...I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life... In the beloved classic, the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy accidently travels to...
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Jane Aseltyne
Jan 26, 20232 min read
The In-Breaking
…and his kingdom shall have no end… The kingdom of God is a central theme in Jesus’ preaching and teaching. He describes the kingdom in...
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Jennifer Delvaux
Jan 12, 20232 min read
Up There & Down Here
…He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father… Reflecting on this after Christmas, I have a very simple...
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Jessica Curbis
Dec 15, 20223 min read
Living the Scripture
“In accordance with the Scriptures” Our Creed is steeped in Scripture. We’ve seen scriptural references in some of our reflections, so...
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Jennifer Delvaux
Dec 9, 20222 min read
Keeping Christ
…and rose again on the third day… On the day that is just about perfectly in the middle of Advent, it seems odd to be reflecting on what...
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Erika Tate
Dec 1, 20222 min read
Where We Stand
“For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried.” When we profess in the Creed that our Lord,...
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Jessica Curbis
Nov 30, 20221 min read
Renewing Hope
Today's Readings For the first Wednesday in Advent, Jessica reflects on the hope found in this reading for the first century Christians...
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Patty Breen
Nov 24, 20222 min read
God Moved Into the Neighborhood
..."He came down from heaven and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man"... When I think of verse 11 of the...
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Jennifer Delvaux
Nov 17, 20223 min read
Just men?
…for us men and our salvation… A significant portion of the theology and pastoral actions of Christians revolves around the misogynistic...
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Jessica Curbis
Nov 10, 20222 min read
Made Good
..."through him all things were made"... Reflecting on our next line in the Creed, “through Him all things were made”, it is interesting...
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Ellen Romer Niemiec
Nov 3, 20222 min read
Begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father
Begotten is not one of those words we use very often. Not all parts of the creed offer a clarification, but here we get a little bonus:...
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Rachel Conrad Carlson
Oct 27, 20223 min read
Jesus is God, our Life and Light
...God from God, Light from Light, True God from true God... As we continue our series on the Nicene Creed, I’m reminded that its...
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Jennifer Delvaux
Oct 20, 20223 min read
We Too
…born of the Father before all ages… In theology there is a distinction between low Christology and high Christology. For the average...
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Ellen Romer Niemiec
Oct 13, 20222 min read
You Are My Beloved
..."the Only Begotten Son of God"... The title ‘Son of God’ can seem very hefty. What does it mean to be called ‘Son of God’? It was a...
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