How can these practices deepen our relationship with God and strengthen our spiritual lives?

Pastoral preaching emphasizes relational stability for the communion of the saints; Apostolic preaching assembles the saints in purposeful unity to fulfill the ... The purpose of pastoral and apostolic gifts in the church is that God's people grow up into maturity of the full stature of Christ. · The apostles were those ... Feb 16, 2012 ... Apostle means the one who is “sent out” If you are an apostle, Christ entrusts you with His teaching, he seals you with the gift of the Holy ... Mar 1, 2003 ... Apostolic doctrine. These claims are completely unjustified. Consider the idea, for instance, that the NAC is a 'direct continuation' of the ... Jan 14, 2019 ... The pastor in an apostolic culture will need to learn to steward the divine tension of pulling heaven to earth and yet at the same time living ... Sep 12, 2013 ... Is the apostolic age over? In what manner is the Holy Spirit revealing to people? It seems to me that this has been hotly debated since even ... Aug 24, 2021 ... The answer, of course, is that our business—like that of our Holy Mother St. Teresa and like that of the apostles—is zeal for souls ... The apostolic pardon. February 12, 2018. Guest Column by Father Arthur Torres Barona. As priests at Sacred Heart Cathedral, we receive phone calls almost ... The word in this sense may be used metaphorically in various contexts, but is mostly found used specifically for early associates of the founder of a religion, ... What is an Apostolic Pardon? The Apostolic Pardon is prayed by the priest for a dying person and is often done at the time of Viaticum (Holy Communion at the ...