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Paul talks about authentic love... -- 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - C -- 2001
Paul talks about authentic love and its place in the Christian faith.
Paul's words on love in... -- 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - C -- 1998
Paul's words on "love" in 1 Corinthians are among the most famous ever written.
How long has it been... -- 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - C
How long has it been since you have heard the ringing of a real telephone bell?
On this February Sunday, let... -- 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - C
On this February Sunday, let us think of a hot summer day in Southeast Missouri.
As Christians we know we... -- 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - C
As Christians we know we are called to love.
Love is the greatest virtue... -- 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - C
Love is the greatest virtue. Sometimes the best advocates of this biblical truth are the pagans.
Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, in... -- 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - C
Dr.
Lists of greatest things abound... -- 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - C
Lists of greatest things abound, and everybody has their own.
If you take a walk... -- 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - C
If you take a walk on the Boardwalk in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, you may discover, tucked aw
In The Irony of American... -- 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - C
In The Irony of American History, Rinhold Niebuhr makes the point that anything worth accompl
The Iran-Contra affair was... -- 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - C
The Iran-Contra affair was one story that occupied the media for a prolonged period of time.
Dear Cindy and Tom,br... -- 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - C
Dear Cindy and Tom,
As you travel down the... -- 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - C
As you travel down the freeway you generally keep your eyes peeled for all the road signs you need t
Of all the things Paul... -- 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - C
Of all the things Paul chose to say about love in this great chapter, perhaps none is more important
A group of demons were... -- 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - C
A group of demons were out in the desert trying to tempt the holy man.
John of Ephesus is, according... -- 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - C
John of Ephesus is, according to tradition, the author of three little gems, 1 John, 2 John, and 3 J
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