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Embarking on “Ventures of Faith”
If we wish to earn the Crown, we must embrace the duty of bearing the Cross.
Robert Kirkendall
April 14, 2021
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“Spokesmen and Prophets of the Human Family:” St. John Henry Newman’s Defense of the Classics
The study of Literature is not a mere study of words, but a study of the great thoughts of great persons crafted with eloquence.
Robert Kirkendall
March 19, 2021
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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