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St. Peter Teaches Us How to Rebuild the First Love

- This week, Peter and Leslie discuss the church at Ephesus and Jesus’s call for this parish to repent. They had left their “First Love” and because they did their lamp stand or light was about to be removed. If the first love is lost, we must return to that place of our initial love for Jesus Christ that we saw pictured in the first church built after Pentecost in Jerusalem. We can also see this love spoken of by Saint Paul in First Corinthians 13. Using that portion of scripture as a mirror will help us like a compass does, as it points us in the right direction. Finally, we see our Lord Jesus call Saint Peter back to the first love in John 21 in his post-resurrection appearance. The honesty of Saint Peter, saying that in his own person, he is incapable of walking in his first love, the agape. We learned that it’s only through the transformation that comes from following Jesus that we can walk in this love.

Church at Ephesus-The Call to Rebuild the First Love

This week, Peter and Leslie describe the seven churches of Revelation. The Church of Ephesus is a significant church among the churches of Asia- a "Mother Church." When Jesus speaks to them, He commends them for their endurance, hatred of evil, labor, and doctrinal purity. But, they have a severe flaw-they have left their "first love." The Doanes share from their journeys what the first love is and how we, too, can identify those characteristics that express this love that the Lord shows is so critical to pleasing Him!

The Book of Revelation Calls Us to Rebuild-Part II

 This week, Peter and Leslie continue introducing a new series, "The Book of Revelation Opens the Door for Rebuilding," Part II. This portion of Sacred Scripture is given to us, the Church, so that we may learn what Jesus desires to take place in the local parish. Jesus tells John to address seven local churches. These seven churches existed at the time of the writing, yet also, according to most scholars, are representative of every church in every age! During this broadcast, the Doanes help our listening audience have a working knowledge of the book and an understanding of why this scripture is so important to our Catholic journey. Reading this apocalyptic book will become a life changer and help us out of a secular mentality into a Christian spiritual mentality

The Churches of the Book of Revelation Part I

This week, Peter and Leslie bring to the broadcast a new series, "The Book of Revelation Opens the Door for Rebuilding." This portion of Sacred Scripture is given to us, the Church, so that we may learn what Jesus desires to take place in the local parish. Jesus tells John to address seven local churches. These seven churches existed at the time of the writing, yet also, according to most scholars, are representative of every church in every age! During this broadcast, the Doanes help our listening audience have a working knowledge of the book and an understanding of why this scripture is so important to our Catholic journey. Reading this apocalyptic book will become a life changer and help us move from a secular mentality into a Christian spiritual mentality!

The End of the Book-The Holy Spirit Sends the Believers A Signal

 This week, Peter and Leslie conclude their series, "The Call to Return to Biblical Christianity." At the conclusion of the Acts of the Apostles, Acts chapter 28. St. Luke described St. Paul during his two-year imprisonment in Rome. He was staying in rented quarters, chained to a Roman soldier, yet receiving all who came to him, proclaiming the Kingdom of God and teaching all about the Lord Jesus Christ. Scholars point out that St Luke does not end his writing with a conclusion but rather is open-ended, implicitly telling us this activity must continue in the Church until the end of time! As we seek to rebuild and renew the Catholic Church here in America, we cannot improve what the Apostle models for us, but rather seek to replicate the message and boldness of St. Paul in the twenty-first century!

Behind the Scenes of St. Paul's Inprisonment

This week, Peter and Leslie discuss Paul’s confinement in a Roman prison. Behind the scenes, he wrote four powerful epistles during this time. In this last chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, even though Saint Paul is in chains, the Lord used him in powerful ways to lay the foundation of our Catholic church. If we are to join Paul and affirm the building of the church, we, too, are called to participate and affirm those principles that he established through these prison epistles.

St. Paul Models Three Themes in Malta Seen Throughout the Acts of the Apostles

This week Peter and Leslie begin to share the final chapter in the Acts of the Apostles. St. Paul and his companions shipwreck on the Isle of Malta. Here, as we see the Apostle move in the Holy Spirit with signs, wonders, and healings, we note that St. Luke implicitly states the significant themes throughout the Acts: the power of the Holy Spirit, the Apostles preach the Kerygma, and the Church is established to carry on the mission. These three themes were demonstrated to those on Malta and are imparted to us as we seek to be the People of God on mission. The Holy Spirit, the chief protagonist among these early believers, calls us to rebuild and renew these three themes today in our lives, families, and parishes!

How St. Paul Faced the Storms of Life-We Can Do the Same!

St. Paul appealed to Caesar and was a prisoner sent to Rome. In the Acts of the Apostles, chapter 27, the ship carrying Paul and his companions faced a horrendous storm. Eventually, the vessel broke up, but all 276 passengers survived on the Island of Malta. During the storm at sea, St. Paul exhibits seven powerful traits that helped him during this harrowing event. We, too, face the storms of life. To survive our personal "storms" and help those around us as St. Paul did, we must adopt those same traits St. Paul modeled for us!

A Practical Tool to Develop Your Conversion Story

In the Acts of the Apostles, St. Paul's conversion story becomes one of the sub-themes in the book. The Church teaches us that his conversion is necessary to warrant a feast day, January 25th. This week, Peter and Leslie present a practical tool so that every Catholic disciple can learn their conversion story and then, like St. Paul, share that story and open doors for the Gospel. As we seek to rebuild and renew our Catholic faith here in America, equipping the faithful to share their conversion story will produce eternal fruit

Catholic Discipleship Begins with Personal Conversion-St. Paul Leads the Way

 This week, Peter and Leslie explore Saint Paul and his conversion. The Lord dramatically saved this Apostle to the Gentiles. God used his story to teach Catholic Christians the importance of our own conversion and the need for ongoing conversion in each of our lives. Both Jesus and the Catholic Catechism teach us that conversion is our first step to entering the kingdom of God. An emphasis on conversion will change individual, family, and parish life!