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Regenerating Baptism
“Either Baptism is an instrument of the Holy Ghost, or it has no place in Christianity.”
Robert Kirkendall
January 8, 2021
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“Contest Between Truth and Falsehood in the Church” Part 2
We are all, in our own measure, called to be champions in a fight of good and evil: the fight, the good, and the evil are real.
Robert Kirkendall
December 2, 2020
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“Contest between Truth and Falsehood in the Church” Part 1
All of us are called to the heroism of every-day holiness.
Robert Kirkendall
November 19, 2020
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Waiting on God: ‘The Early Years of David’
David is a universal model for faithful perseverance in devotion and obedience to God.
Robert Kirkendall
October 22, 2020
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Newman the Saint: a reflection for the anniversary of his canonization
Newman’s “definite service” to God and the Church has only just begun.
Robert Kirkendall
September 11, 2020
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“Keep Thyself Pure:” Newman’s “Rebuking Sin”
Rebuking sin is fruitless if we have not the “ripeness of Christian holiness.”
Robert Kirkendall
August 15, 2020
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“Tolerance of Religious Error”
Trusting in God’s mercy includes embracing his goodness as well as his “severity” against sin.
Robert Kirkendall
July 18, 2020
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“Kingdom of Saints” Part II: A Mixed History
The Church as a fulfillment of prophecy, in this life, is a mixed history; it is a dramatic story of God’s fidelity and man’s choice for or against that fidelity.
Robert Kirkendall
June 19, 2020
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“All live unto Him:” St. John Henry Newman and the Resurrection of the Body
Our earthly bodies are the very locations of an immensely holy plan.
Robert Kirkendall
May 8, 2020
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St. John Henry Newman’s Meditations on the Stations of the Cross
Newman’s Meditations on the Stations of the Cross describe how Christ’s story of suffering, death, and resurrection corresponds to our story of sinfulness, hope, and redemption.
Robert Kirkendall
April 8, 2020