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Francis Scott MacNutt (April 22, 1925 - January 12, 2020) [1]) was an American former Roman Catholic priest.Associated with the Catholic Charismatic Renewal [1] he was an author of books on healing prayer, including as Healing, The Healing Reawakening and Deliverance from Evil Spirits.
healing by divine grace "interceded on behalf of the sick through the invocation of the name of the Lord Jesus, asking for healing through the power of the Holy Spirit, whether in the form of the sacramental laying on of hands and anointing with oil or of simple prayers for healing, which often include an appeal to the saints for their aid" [44 ...
David Page (19 March 1944 – 10 October 2024) was a British journalist, historian, media expert, academic, educator, author and policy researcher. [1] He developed a firm interest in South Asia and he extensively engaged in researching South Asian related demographic aspects and political landscape. [ 2 ]
Theology on Tap is a program of lectures sponsored by a number of local Catholic dioceses. The lectures, which are often given by noted spiritual leaders and religious academics, address current topics in religion and theology, and are notable and sometimes controversial for their venue, which is normally a bar or restaurant. The concept has ...
Lengthy passages of the New Testament are prayers or canticles (see also the Book of Odes), such as the prayer for forgiveness (Mark 11:25–26), the Lord's Prayer, the Magnificat (Luke 1:46–55), the Benedictus (Luke 1:68–79), Jesus' prayer to the one true God , exclamations such as, "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ ...
The efficacy of prayer has been studied since at least 1872, generally through experiments to determine whether prayer or intercessory prayer has a measurable effect on the health of the person for whom prayer is offered. A study in 2006 indicates that intercessory prayer in cardiac bypass patients had no discernible effects.
The Oxford American Prayer Book Commentary (1950) [1] Massey Hamilton Shepherd Jr. (March 14, 1913 – February 19, 1990) was an American priest and scholar of the Episcopal Church . A prominent liturgist, he was one of the few American members of other Christian churches honored with an invitation to observe the Second Vatican Council of the ...
Pope John Paul II began his discussion of contraception on 11 July 1984 with the 114th lecture in this series. This section of the lecture series, the sixth and final part, is largely a reflection on Humanae vitae, the 1968 encyclical of Pope Paul VI. In it, John Paul continued his emphasis on the design of the human body revealing God's truths.