TOPIC INDEXMinistry of the Church (173)

  1. Epistle: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-8, 13-17 (Pentecost 22: Series C)

    book
    10/30/22
    16 mins
    By John Bombaro
    Whatever else may be said about the Last Day it consists of these two inseparable things: Christ’s coming and His kingdom people being gathered to Him.

  2. Jesus’ Amnesty Program

    book
    10/16/22
    27 mins
    By John Bombaro
    Jesus speaks His Word, and a new world order emerges, with the possibility of uniting disparate parties in the true faith.

  3. Epistle: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 (Pentecost 19: Series C)

    book
    10/09/22
    16 mins
    By John Bombaro
    The Word and the Spirit go together. The Spirit, the breath of God, illumines and makes alive through the Word of God; both written and external, that is, preached and sacramented.

  4. Epistles: 2 Timothy 2:1-13 (Pentecost 18: Series C)

    book
    10/02/22
    17 mins
    By John Bombaro
    Paul is talking about military-level allegiance here, the strongest kind of allegiance sworn to a king.

  5. Forging a Sacramental Culture

    book
    10/01/22
    27 mins
    By John Bombaro
    By making a big deal of every baptism, of every confirmation, of every rite of matrimony, the Church takes a stand against the intrusion of consumerism, secularism, identity politics, subversive subcultures, gender dysphoria, and the like.

  6. Epistle: 2 Timothy 1:1-14 (Pentecost 17: Series C)

    book
    09/25/22
    14 mins
    By John Bombaro
    This ministry of the Gospel, this standing in the stead and by the command of our Lord Jesus Christ, is demanding business and is entirely unsuitable for the weak-willed or those who compromise with the zeitgeist of the day.

  7. When All Else Fails, Preach A Hymn (But Not Any Hymn)

    book
    09/18/22
    19 mins
    By John Bombaro
    Hymns were a means by which people were brought into direct contact with the Gospel that brought justifying faith. Set to music, they could readily memorize it, take it home with them, and rehearse its messages around the hearth and at work.

  8. Epistle: I Timothy 2:1-15 (Pentecost 15: Series C)

    book
    09/11/22
    25 mins
    By John Bombaro
    St. Paul extends to us the call to arms. In particular, there is one weapon which is effective against so elusive an enemy. The weapon is prayer.

  9. A Dove More Powerful Than An Eagle

    book
    09/07/22
    12 mins
    By John Bombaro
    The one who embodies the dove, that is, the Holy Spirit will be mounted upon the staff of Calvary.

  10. The Radical Politics of Baptism

    book
    09/03/22
    21 mins
    By John Bombaro
    Jesus is the ultimate, endearing, and definitive answer to the world’s problems, not any political party or ideology, nor any religion or the combination of the two.

  11. Our Dissident Identity

    book
    08/29/22
    19 mins
    By John Bombaro
    Being the baptized just may be the last, great resistance.

  12. Epistle: Philemon 1-21 (Pentecost 13: Series C)

    book
    08/27/22
    13 mins
    By John Bombaro
    As the Spirit does His work, He produces new ways of living for individuals, households (like Philemon’s) and communities, that is, the Church.
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