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The Original Church, with Dr. James L. Papandrea, is an ecumenical Christian community exploring our common roots in the early Church for the purposes of spiritual growth and practicing the Christian faith. No politics, debates, or proselytizing, just "faith seeking understanding" from the perspective of the early (and medieval) Church and the Church fathers. Jim Papandrea is an author and Professor of Church History and Historical Theology.
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The Cafe: Divine Mercy

Yesterday I promised a second insight from St. John Henry Newman's The Mystical Rose - well, this isn't it - I will post that, but I have to do this today, because today is the anniversary of the Divine Mercy Vision, given to St. Faustina, in which Jesus instructed her to commission a new icon, the Divine Mercy image. You may have seen this before, and if you're like me, I went a long time before I looked into exactly what this is. As some of you know, I eventually started reading the diary of St. Faustina, and I highly recommend it, but for now suffice it to say that she is a 20th century saint and visionary, and one of the things she is known for is this icon. She also created the Divine Mercy chaplet, which is a prayer you say on rosary beads. I recommend checking that out, too, especially if you find it difficult to say the rosary, because this one takes less time, for what it's worth. Also, if anyone has not gotten into the rosary because you feel like you want something more directed to God than to Mary, you may like the Divine Mercy chaplet for that reason, too.

Anyway, there is also a Divine Mercy Sunday, which is the Sunday after Easter, (and many people practice the devotion of praying the Divine Mercy chaplet from Good Friday to Divine Mercy Sunday) but anyway, today is the anniversary of the important vision (in 1931).

One of the things I like most about the Divine Mercy devotion is that St. Faustina said that of all of God's attributes (omnipotence, omnipresence, etc.) the most important is mercy. And that when St. John says God IS love, that's equivalent to saying God IS mercy.

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Sneak Peek into my NEW OFFICE!

I'm back, up and running, and ready to go - I should have a new JOURNEY episode within the next week or so - and because you are my loyal peeps, here is an exclusive, just-for-you, behind the scenes SNEAK PEEK into my new office:

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In case you missed it, here's my Gospel Reflection

This was for March 24th, recorded for the Ascension App

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The Journey is BACK!

Thanks for your patience - here is our next installment of The Journey - it's session # 96, but I'm also calling it PART 1 of a "miniseries" on John chapter 6.

Whoever watches it first, please let me know if it looks good or if there are any problems with it - I get through the first two sections of the text on the feeding of the 5,000.

Enjoy!

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Here's another song... Come Let Us Climb the Lord's Mountain

I mentioned in The Journey that I wrote a song based on Isaiah 2, which is one of my favorite OT passages:

In days to come, the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest mountain, and raised above the hills.
All nations shall stream toward it. Many peoples shall come and say:
“Come, let us go up to the Lord’s mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, That he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths.” For from Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between the nations, and set terms for many peoples.
They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; One nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again. House of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord!

I hope you like the song!

Here's another song... Come Let Us Climb the Lord's Mountain
THE JOURNEY 101

This is Part 6 of our mini-series on John Chapter 6

Here's the latest from The Way of the Fathers

The second episode on St. Hildegard of Bingen

Here is Episode 100 !! of The Journey

Something to celebrate! 100 Episodes! Here it is, Episode 100 (which is part 5 of the series on John, Chapter 6) - post comments and questions!

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