Receive the Holy Spirit
“Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained."
Saints Sergius and Bacchus Chapel
Palm Springs, California
“Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained."
“And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”
"On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you."
"Whoever has seen me has seen the Father."
"I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture."
“And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them.”
“Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”
Easter Sunday Scripture Readings This Easter morning, we are treated to the story of the Resurrection of Jesus according to John, the beloved disciple. While by this time, we’re well […]
“Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said.”
"It is finished"
"I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do."
In Step 10, we put in place strategies for maintaining our interconnections with others; in Step 11, we did the same for our interconnection with God. Now, we need to […]
With Step 10, we put in place a number of strategies that—with the help of God—will allow us to maintain healthy and effective relationships with our fellow travelers on planet […]
Step 10 keeps our relationship with others in good order. Here is Step 10: “Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.” The essence of […]
"Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; hosanna in the highest."
Once more, we’re going to begin with a brief review of our sessions up until now. In our first session, we began by discussing spirituality in general. We said that […]
Here we begin what may be the most challenging aspect of the Twelve Steps for Spiritual Growth. We’ve completed all the steps leading up to our final reconciliation with the […]
In this session, we’ll be completing the re-establishment of our interconnections with our fellow women and men and any organizations or institutions we’ve harmed by our old attitudes and behaviors. […]
“I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.”
The central mystery of our Christian faith is contained in what we just heard read from the letter of Saint Paul to the Romans. In it, we are reminded of […]