Mr. Mark J Hornbacher, OP – Theology for Evangelists

Theology for Evangelists

A Blog of St. Paul Street Evangelization

Theology for Evangelists

A Blog of St. Paul Street Evangelization

Mark is the Vice President of Programs and Director of Theology at St. Paul Street Evangelization. He has a MA in Theology and a B.Phil from Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, and a BA in Theology from Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, MI. With Steve Dawson, he is the co-author of Ordinary Christians, Extraordinary Signs: Healing in Evangelization. He is a lay Dominican, and resides in Sterling Heights, MI with his wife Gayle, and their three sons.

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"Reflections on Salvation" Letter to Romans Spiritual

Reflections On Salvation, #5: Be Transformed by the Renewal of Your Mind

April 13, 2025April 15, 2025 Mr. Mark J Hornbacher, OP

Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern

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"Reflections on Salvation" Holy Eucharist Letter to Romans

Reflections on Salvation, #4: Offer Your Bodies as a Living Sacrifice

March 30, 2025March 26, 2025 Mr. Mark J Hornbacher, OP

I urge you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and

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"Deep Wisdom" of the Beatitudes Evangelization

Blessed Are the Peacemakers (“Deep Wisdom” 8 of 9)

March 16, 2025March 14, 2025 Mr. Mark J Hornbacher, OP

Mend your ways, heed my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace

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"Reflections on Salvation" Letter to Romans Spiritual

Reflections On Salvation, #3: “Although your bodies are dead because of sin, your spirits are alive because of righteousness”

March 3, 2025 Mr. Mark J Hornbacher, OP

To be a true witness to him, an evangelist needs to be deeply rooted in his or her identity in

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"Reflections on Salvation" Letter to Romans Sacred Scripture

Reflections On Salvation, #2: “Vessels of Wrath” (Romans 9-11)

December 8, 2024December 6, 2024 Mr. Mark J Hornbacher, OP

Saint Paul’s Letter to the Romans is a masterpiece. It is deep, powerful, subtle, and beautiful. I will be writing

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"Deep Wisdom" of the Beatitudes Sacred Scripture Spiritual

Blessed Are the Pure in Heart (“Deep Wisdom” 7 of 9)

November 10, 2024October 31, 2024 Mr. Mark J Hornbacher, OP

I … consider everything as a loss because of the supreme good of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his

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"Reflections on Salvation" Salvation

Reflections on Salvation, #1: “The Kingdom of God is within you”

September 16, 2024September 18, 2024 Mr. Mark J Hornbacher, OP

Some of us make the mistake of thinking that salvation is all about where you end up at the end

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Reflections on the Gospel, #5: Fulfillment in Jeopardy

September 1, 2024September 23, 2024 Mr. Mark J Hornbacher, OP

Strive to enter by the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be

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Reflections on the Gospel, #4: Fulfillment’s Meaning

July 28, 2024September 23, 2024 Mr. Mark J Hornbacher, OP

I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. John 10:11 If we have

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