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February 25, 2018The Season of Lent is meant to show a stark contrast to the season of Easter and the celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus. We highlight that starkness through various liturgical signs and symbols – and even through the absence of certain signs and symbols. Read more.Read More
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February 18, 2018We have begun our Lenten journey. Many of us, myself included, have a lot of “work” to do this Lent. I am not speaking about my busy schedule, but authentically responding to the call of God in my life, setting aside those sins that disrupt my life, and in seeking healing, wholeness, and reconciliation in my relationship with Lord and with the people in my life. Read more.Read More
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February 11, 2018Ash Wednesday is this week. While the rest of the world will celebrate Valentine’s Day we will be standing as countercultural as possible to the excesses and frivolity of that Hallmark holiday through prayer, fasting, abstinence, and penance. As I reflected on this contrast, I think this is a most timely coincidence. It has been over seventy years since this confluence of celebrations last occurred. In our time we need to shed the excesses of made-up holidays and secular celebrations and return to the austere simplicity of faith and life that prepares us for life eternal. Read more.Read More -
February 4, 2018We are just two weeks away from the beginning of Lent. This holy season affords us to prepare for the coming of the Easter celebrations marking the very core of our belief: that Jesus Christ is raised from the dead. Read more.Read More
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