Tag Archives: Grace

Pronouncement and Process in the Pastoral Call

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Uri Brito

The pastoral task requires a prophetic and priestly vision. The prophetic dimension comes through proclamation in word. This proclamation fills the ministry of word with grace. Grace is riches in the Bible. So the pastoral proclamation is a form of … Continue reading →

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Pastoral Meditation on God’s Justice for the Season of Lent

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Uri Brito

We treasure by our very nature as new creation beings (II Cor. 5) the justice of God upon injustice. We are imprecational beings. The Psalms are given for and to us for a particular reason. They are our prayers. They … Continue reading →

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Guilt, Grace, and Galileans

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Uri Brito

The Gospel Lesson for this Lord’s Day is from Luke 13:1-13. Pilate’s brutality is fully on display right in verse one: “Pilate had mingled Galilean blood with their sacrifices.” “Are these Galileans worse than other Galileans because they suffered in … Continue reading →

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