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		<title>301. The Church Gets Going (John 20:19-31)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 10:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Father John Bartunek</dc:creator>
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“Christ who is God, supreme over all, has arranged to wash man clean of sin and to make our old nature new.” - St. Hippolytus]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;" align="right"><em>“Christ who is God, supreme over all, has arranged to wash man clean of sin and to make our old nature new.”<br />
</em>- St. Hippolytus</p>
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		<title>148. Sent to Conquer (Mark 16:9-20)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Father John Bartunek</dc:creator>
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“… That missionary responsibility must once again become strong within us: if our faith makes us glad, let us feel bound to speak of it to others. &#8230; [visit site to read more]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;" align="right"><em>“… That missionary responsibility must once again become strong within us: if our faith makes us glad, let us feel bound to speak of it to others. &#8230; [<a href="http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/05/16/148-sent-to-conquer-mark-169-20">visit site to read more</a>]</p>
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		<title>286. You Are My Friends (John 15:9-17)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 10:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Father John Bartunek</dc:creator>
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“He had no need of us in order to save us, but we can do nothing without him… So let us love one another as Christ loved us and gave himself for &#8230; [visit site to read more]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;" align="right"><em>“He had no need of us in order to save us, but we can do nothing without him… So let us love one another as Christ loved us and gave himself for &#8230; [<a href="http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/05/09/286-you-are-my-friends-john-159-17">visit site to read more</a>]</p>
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		<title>285. Bearing Fruit for Christ’s Kingdom (John 15:1-8)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 10:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Father John Bartunek</dc:creator>
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“Others may have their wealth, may drink out of jeweled cups, be clad in silks, enjoy popular applause, find it impossible to exhaust their wealth by &#8230; [visit site to read more]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;" align="right"><em>“Others may have their wealth, may drink out of jeweled cups, be clad in silks, enjoy popular applause, find it impossible to exhaust their wealth by &#8230; [<a href="http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/05/02/285-bearing-fruit-for-christs-kingdom-john-151-8">visit site to read more</a>]</p>
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		<title>271. One Flock, One Shepherd (John 10:11-18)</title>
		<link>http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/04/25/271-one-flock-one-shepherd-john-1011-18</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Father John Bartunek</dc:creator>
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“Death is certain, and life is short and vanishes like smoke. Therefore you must fix your minds on the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ who so burned &#8230; [visit site to read more]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;" align="right"><em>“Death is certain, and life is short and vanishes like smoke. Therefore you must fix your minds on the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ who so burned &#8230; [<a href="http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/04/25/271-one-flock-one-shepherd-john-1011-18">visit site to read more</a>]</p>
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		<title>121. Listening Up (Mark 9:1-13)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Father John Bartunek</dc:creator>
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“Realize that in this life we are travelers on a journey: our true home is in heaven.”  - St. Cajetan]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;" align="right"><em>“Realize that in this life we are travelers on a journey: our true home is in heaven.”  </em>- St. Cajetan</p>
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		<title>A First Things interview with Fr. John Bartunek about his conversion, Mel Gibson, and more&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 23:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Burke</dc:creator>
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<p>The following is a recent interview with <a href="http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/08/the-better-part-fr-john-bartunek-shares-our-journey/">Gayle Trotter</a> and Fr. John Bartunek. Posted &#8230; [<a href="http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2011/09/05/a-first-things-interview-with-fr-john-bartunek-about-his-conversion-mel-gibson-and-more">visit site to read more</a>]</p>
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		<title>How do I find &#8220;The Better Part&#8221; in Advent?</title>
		<link>http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2010/12/14/how-do-i-find-the-better-part-in-advent</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 10:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Burke</dc:creator>
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