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2023-07-10T14:49:54-05:00

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The Grace of Sharing Bible Verses

Last updated on: July 10, 2023 at 2:49 pm By Fr. Edward Looney

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Everybody has their favorite bible verse or maybe it’s a story. For me, I wrote my entire thesis for a Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) on Luke 10:38-41 and how a non-Marian passage exuded a Marioloogy and theology about the Assumption. There are two places that I’ve recently seen bible verses. Since I’m a curious person, I jot them down or snap a picture so I can look them up in a bible, or more probable, google it, and see... Read more

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2023-05-31T07:36:40-05:00

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The Graces of the Visitation

Last updated on: May 31, 2023 at 7:36 am By Fr. Edward Looney

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The end of Luke’s first chapter in his gospel recounts Mary going in haste to visit her cousin Elizabeth. The archangel Gabriel informed Mary that Elizabeth was already six months pregnant, for nothing is impossible with God. Mary’s direct response after the angel’s message was to leave and attend to her aged and pregnant cousin. This encounter was a grace-filled moment between a mother who was full of grace and an elder woman who became pregnant at an advanced age.... Read more

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2023-05-29T07:46:27-05:00

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Introducing Occasions of Grace

Last updated on: May 29, 2023 at 7:46 am By Fr. Edward Looney

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My name is Fr. Edward Looney and I’m grateful to be blogging now at Patheos and sharing occasions of grace in my life. I’m a priest for the Diocese of Green Bay and serve as a pastor. I’m also a Marian theologian and write a lot about Mary. She’s made a great impact on my life and she was full of grace as the archangel greeted her and we do likewise repeating those words in the Hail Mary. I’ve shared... Read more

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