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  • April 5, 2016

    Officially Next Year

    By Sr. Nun Other Baseball season opening day. Defined by colorful uniforms against green grass. Flags unfurled and the Star Spangled Banner sung by someone famous or a regular person deserving a chance. A Blue Angel flyover, and the two … Continue reading
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  • April 2, 2016

    The Bells Hang Silently

    Bells play a special role this time of year – Holy Week through Easter Sunday. I was never aware of this, as I don’t think many people are, until we put in our own set of change ringing bells. I have always … Continue reading
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  • March 30, 2016

    I Am Risen

    By Sr. Fidelis Amid the glories of Easter, we are compelled to search out the message in this opening Introit of the Resurrection Eucharist. One of the last anguished cries uttered by Jesus from the cross was: “My God, my … Continue reading
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  • March 29, 2016

    Pennies from Heaven

    By Faithful Finch I believe that if you listen to God, He’ll speak to you through little things. One of my good friends told me to always pay attention to pennies. They have “In God We trust” inscribed on them, … Continue reading
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  • March 25, 2016

    Good Friday

    By Il Fratello Today is good Friday And the hands of the church Hold me As I walk over these stones We cannot do much But make our way Like the blind Feeling texts written in raised letters In fits … Continue reading
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  • March 24, 2016

    Maundy Thursday: A Shared Meal

    Maundy Thursday engages us in deep remembrance. Looking at Moses and Aaron as they prepare the first Passover meal in Egypt, we better understand what acts of remembrance can mean for a people, and a religion. The Passover seder is … Continue reading
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