Pope Francis is a wonderful change for the Roman Catholic Church and represents a sea change in Church history. He is the first Jesuit Pope. The Jesuit Order was founded by St. Ignatius Loyola as a post-Reformation reform movement within the Roman Church, the “shock troops” of the Counter Reformation. He is the first PopeContinue reading “A Sea Change in the Roman Catholic Church”
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Pentacost and The Global Village
United Church of Cloverdale Sermon: Acts 2:1-21 05/23/2010 Greg Bentall It was nightfall in the village but the temperature was still very hot. My hosts asked me if I wanted hot water for my shower, but I declined. Agua fria, por favor. Hay mucho calor. I explained in my very rudimentary Spanish. The village ofContinue reading “Pentacost and The Global Village”