{"id":138858,"date":"2013-09-13T00:21:16","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T04:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-complete-christian-a-retreat-guide-on-the-calling-of-the-twelve-apostles\/"},"modified":"2024-09-23T10:46:49","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T14:46:49","slug":"the-complete-christian-a-retreat-guide-on-the-calling-of-the-twelve-apostles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-complete-christian-a-retreat-guide-on-the-calling-of-the-twelve-apostles\/","title":{"rendered":"The Complete Christian: A Retreat Guide on the Calling of the Twelve Apostles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"138858\" class=\"elementor elementor-138858\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a4ae8c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"65a4ae8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bdd63c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bdd63c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A good motto is a\u00a0<b>rallying cry<\/b>\u00a0that motivates, focuses, and energizes. 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