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Who was Jesus

To understand Jesus you must realize that he was a mystery that theology tries to explain with varying degrees of success.

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Ministry in the church:women bishops

The long awaited decision to have women bishops is major progress.

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Why do people believe in God?

The article examines various reasons that individuals have for holding a belief in the existence of God

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In A World Without Light

We step out into the world, hoping to soak up the freedom to do as we choose. And we do…but what does that really bring us in the end?

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Does Your Vine Bear Fruit?

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.” Robert Louis Stevenson

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Scoliosis Of The Heart

Tim Tebow's time taken to pray in public has caused speculation. If this is your chosen path, you may not know what tomorrow holds. But you, as Tim, will know who holds tomorrow.

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Did Jesus Exist?

No one in the ancient world denied that Jesus of Nazareth existed, not even his enemies.

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Reach For The Golden Ring

What do you think it would be like for you to know what the future held for your life and know you did not walk this earth for your own needs but, instead, for the needs of others?

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God does not have a magic wand: Reflections on Pope Francis' Address

Pope Francis is raising important points about divine action in the world

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Who Wrote the Gospels

We cannot know with certainty who wrote the four canonical gospels, but there are claims about their authorship which can be historically assessed

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The Original Name of God

The name El Shaddai was the name by which Abraham knew God, but it is rarely used now.

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The threshold of mystery: Religious Experience

Religious experience is a mode of experience that cannot be reduced to any other kind of experience and is at the heart of religious belief and practice

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Who Goes to Heaven

Most religions have a belief in an afterlife and hope that it will be a happy one.

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Why Catholics honour Mary

The Catholic tradition in Christianity honours Mary, Jesus' mother, very greatly and asks for her intercession.

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Pelagius: a sadly traduced theologian

Pelagius was a religious thinker who clashed with Augustine and had his history written by his enemies, quite unfairly it seems.

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Views of Original Sin: Alternatives to Adam and Eve

The story of Adam and Eve is only one of a set of conflicting theories to explain the origins of evil tendencies.

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Feminine imagery for God in the Bible

God, according to theologians is neither male nor female. but few people know that the Bible uses female imagery to describe the deity.

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Facing Chronic Illness in a Christian Way

Chronic illness is a spiritual challenge for believers, a challenge that I now must face.

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