Category Archives: community

On retreat

Posted on August 13, 2021 by jwfisch

Jesus often went away to pray — sometimes alone, sometimes with his closest disciples, Peter, James and John — but always to spend uninterrupted time with His Father. Paul went away to Arabia and back to Damascus for three years … Continue reading →

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Your Perspective Matters

Posted on August 11, 2021 by jwfisch

“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” — Henry David Thoreau We are greatly encouraged by the number of Catch Citizens who responded to our request for their good thinking, insights and understandings. However, this … Continue reading →

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Warming up to millennials

Posted on July 29, 2021 by jwfisch

Last night on on BlogTalkRadio we received an excellent primer for understanding millennials from two of our millennial leaders here at the Catch. Deborah Mullan and Elizabeth Shirk answered a number of questions about their peers, such as: What are … Continue reading →

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Murder on the internet

Posted on May 21, 2021 by jwfisch

I am preparing for Os Guinness to be our guest again on BlogTalkRadio in a few weeks by reading his newest book, The Magna Carta of Humanity: Sinai’s Revolutionary Faith and the Future of Freedom. It’s a fascinating study of … Continue reading →

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Our place in the world

Posted on April 21, 2021 by jwfisch

The Catch is a community, and because of that, we are the body of Christ. The body of Christ is a community. But there are other communities we live in, too. A community is a group of people sharing something … Continue reading →

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Courageous Heart

Posted on April 13, 2021 by jwfisch

One light fixed in the darkness One heart calling me to give mine                  – from the song, “Courageous Heart” by Dan Cunningham Susan Burton’s whole life is an illustration of Grace Turned … Continue reading →

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The Advocate

Posted on April 12, 2021 by jwfisch

Angela walked off the Greyhound bus in downtown Los Angeles near skid row with a paper sack of belongings and $200 minus her bus fare that got her there from prison. She was dusty and scared, with nowhere to go … Continue reading →

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‘The Catch can’

Posted on March 23, 2021 by jwfisch

Today we will hear from a man who is very special to the Catch Ministry. He was the founder of the Catch and our first Chairman of the Board, Peter Herschend. It’s not a particularly special day in his life, … Continue reading →

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In Christ there is no east or west

Posted on March 3, 2021 by jwfisch

In Christ there is no east or west, In him no south or north,  But one great fellowship of love Throughout the whole wide earth.                      John Oxenham It’s imperative that … Continue reading →

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Patron saint

Posted on February 3, 2021 by jwfisch

I listened again this morning to Lambert Dolphin’s interview from yesterday, and my wife asked me what I liked the most about it. I like that this man has a vast knowledge of the universe, both from his study of … Continue reading →

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