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Who Is My Neighbor? Fr. Michael Sorial on Parish Fellowship as Christ’s Healing Ointment

Posted on May 22, 2024December 13, 2024 by ptsblog
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At Pittsburgh Seminary, we seek to participate in God’s ongoing mission in the world by seeing and getting to know people as our neighbors. Challenged by Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan and inspired by (Mister) Fred Rogers ’62, who sang, “I have always wanted to have a neighbor just like you!”, I am writing…

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Ascension Day

Posted on May 15, 2024 by ptsblog
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Last Thursday marked Ascension Day in the liturgical calendar, an ecumenical observance falling on either the 40th day after Easter or the following Sunday (depending on tradition and ecclesial province). Though acknowledged by many traditions—as a Principal Feast in the Anglican Communion and as a Solemnity in the Roman Catholic Church, for example—the commemoration of…

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Praying With Those Affected by Mental Illness

Posted on May 7, 2024May 6, 2024 by ptsblog
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If you need help or are experiencing crisis, please call the national suicide and crisis lifeline by dialing 988. Caring for and walking with those whose hurt we cannot heal is part of the call and regular work of the pastor. We as Christians do not worship a God of quick fixes; we confess a…

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Founded in 1794, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary is a graduate theological school of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), offering master's and doctor of ministry degrees as well as certificate programs. Participating in God's ongoing mission in the world, Pittsburgh Seminary is a community of Christ joining in the Spirit's work of forming and equipping people for ministries familiar and yet to unfold and communities present and yet to be gathered.

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