(OSV News) — As more U.S. adults are delaying marriage — or simply saying, “I don’t” — the Catholic bishops of California have launched a new initiative to inspire and encourage the vocation.

“Radiate Love” provides an array of resources such as monthly reflections, prayers, videos, homiletic guides and even social media graphics, all designed to “help families become witnesses of God’s love” as it is expressed through marriage and family life, according to the initiative’s website.

Shifting the narrative on marriage​

Launched in July, “Radiate Love” seeks to “shift the narrative” on marriage, especially in light of the U.S. bishops’ three-year National Eucharistic Revival, Kathleen Domingo, executive director of the California Catholic Conference, told OSV News.


“The (California Catholic) bishops had this great idea that it would be a fantastic outgrowth of a year spent talking about the Eucharist to talk about marriage, and for them to kind of lead the conversation — to lead some education, reflection, information and prayer; to share some resources to help people who are already married; and to give encouragement to people who would like to be married,” she said.

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The cross of Christ is powerful. No matter where our minds may wander, eventually we return to the cross anyway. There is a great, comforting simplicity to it. It's hard to describe with words, but the heart of a child just seems to know what it is regardless.

tonychanyt said:

I am taking wagers here. This OP is NOT about whether Jesus asserts that it is possible for you to forgive other people when they sin against you. I'm assuming you don't think so. This post focuses on wagering on what you believe.

Matthew 6:


Let proposition P1 = Jesus asserts that it is possible for you to forgive other people when they sin against you.

P2 = not P1.

Between 0 and 10, how much weight do you put on each of the above propositions? The stronger your belief in a proposition, the higher the weight. Your weighting scheme will determine the betting odds.

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P1=9 for me

HopeSings said:

He strengthens me. I don't comprehend his mystery but it's ok. He is surely with me

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You have a simple, strong faith. Something many of us should strive for, and what some of us envy. God bless you.

How have you been?

The truth is not our feelings. If you are a believer, you have the Holy Spirit. God is so with you, he is inside you! The Holy Spirit does not leave you. He is inside you working in tandem w/ the Father & Son for your ultimate good & God's ultimate glory

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Was the destruction of Jerusalem 70 CE a result of the Jews rejecting Jesus?

Lk 19:


Jesus was sad about this prophecy.


I believe Jesus was talking about his visitation of Jerusalem. The Jews did not recognize him as the Messiah.

Lk 21:


What was 'all' that was written?

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I believe that refers to Daniel 9:26-27 in particular. That describes the destruction of the city and the sanctuary and that is what occurred in 70 AD.

tonychanyt said:

Do you view the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD as a punishment from God for the Jews not accepting Jesus as their messiah?

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Yes. No doubt in my mind about that.

tonychanyt said:

I think so. Further, it also inaugurated the times of the Gentiles over Jerusalem.

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Right. Their temple was destroyed and they've had no temple ever since.

tonychanyt said:

Is this a standard view within Christianity? That the destruction of Jerusalem was God punishing the Jews for not recognizing Jesus as their Lord?

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I think so, but I'm not sure. I think a lot of Christians are not aware of what happened in 70 AD. Once I became aware of that, it was very clear as to what passages like Luke 19:41-44 and Luke 21:20-24 (and I believe Matt 24:15-22 and Mark 13:14-20 as well) were about.

Ignatius the Kiwi said:

Neocon warmongers like the Lincoln project aren't people you should appeal to as beacons of sanity. They are just afraid of their power and influence failing.

When you said violence is never a legitimate option, did you mean that? Do you know your country was founded on the basis of violent revolution?

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He said Republicans weren't doing it and I showed that they were

Our country was founded on violent revolution but they created the US Constitution so Americans had another way to settle their differences.

Amen!

God loves all His children.

Selah

tonychanyt said:

Of course I believe in free will! What choice do I have?

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I found all of the jokes to be funny, but I particularly like this one. I guess a Calvinist would say that I believe in free will because I have no choice but to believe in it.

I agree with her. I really don't like either one.

This is why this movement needs to stay FAR AWAY from children.

RileyG said:

Lord have mercy on your persecuted people

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Amen

Fantine said:

Hmmm...if his net worth is accurate, it's increased by 750%. Not bad. Shrug.

In.the same period, the DOW went from 2510 to 41535. An increase of 1600%.

If he put it in index funds it would have done better.

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According to an inflation calculator I found, $400M would have been worth about $1.7B. So taking inflation into account, he managed to double his networth in 35 years. That's not bad, but IMO it's not an indication of a financial wizard.

Yeah that is really inappropriate.

Apparently, they only have 18 congregations per wikipedia, where as the mainstream CofE has over 26 million baptized members.

I'm not really surprised. I wonder how more dangerous professionals will think social media is as the years go by.

A great article and question. the only thing I would add is that perhaps the first step to faith was a vision and not partial sight. As the man saw the vision (angels?) or even partial sight, it gave him additional faith. So the second time Jesus laid his hands on him the faith was there and the healing was complete.

Here is another source that helps describe the city, why Jesus had to led him out, and what really was the context. Basically Jesus was not spitting on the man, but may have used spit, to spit on the curse of blindness.

Congrats on coming back to God. Since you had some bad discernment in the past, I pray it is not an issue in you finding a good fellowship in your area. If it were me I would check online first to get some samples of the sermons. I would probably suggest you stay mainstream to avoid, universal salvation, dogmatic doctrine that thinks only their denomination goes to heaven. If you are conservative then Southern Baptist or Assembly of God might be a good fit. I would check for sermons online and statements of beliefs as another suggested too. God bless you in fidning you a palce to fellowship and grow.

Here's the source. "Rocks.." is absolutely right. It is not automatic that Vance would get promoted. Could be they would pick Haley if they thought it would help their chances. What happens if a presidential candidate dies or steps down?

Pray that Jesus Christ immediately Stops the spread of mPox all over the world:

This discussion is off to an award start. The egg of the woman and the male of female sperm that join together are both alive. If that growing infant is not disturbed but, rather, nurtured and cared for it will grow into a young man or young woman. If at any point you are stupid enough to murder it you are shaking your fist in the face of the Creator God and you are murdering the Image of Yehovah God.

Most people consider idolatry as the worship of false gods often represented as wooden or stone edifices.

Col 3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

An expansion of the definition of idolatry to include covetousness seems to allow a broader definition that might include those things we lust after.

Consider the rich young ruler when told that he should sell all that he owned and give it to the poor and could not do it. Our desires often reflect what is in our heart. If it is not for Christ, often what is in our heart are those things that are an expression of self.

God's love is exalted. Psalm 103:

11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him.

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Ephesians 3:

17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length

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Mathematically, breadth and length run along two independent axes.

and height and depth,

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Height and depth run along the same axis of dimension. Height went up from the plane generated by breadth and length. Depth went down. The love of Christ dwells deeply in our hearts (v 17); also, his love is exalted high above the earth.

19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

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The breadth, length, height, and depth is a poetic way of describing the all-encompassing nature of Christ's love. It reaches every possible dimension of human existence and beyond, emphasizing its limitless and transformative power in the lives of believers.

Height and depth emphasized on the vertical dimension of love. Romans 8:

39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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Jesus' love reaches the lowest depth to raise us high, e.g., from depression to joy.