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Let Justice and Peace Flow!

Sep 21, 2023 Comments Off on Let Justice and Peace Flow!
September 23 @ 1:07 pm

The late Orthodox Patriarch Dimitrios I, recognizing the signs of the times, instituted the first Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation on September 1, 1989. The date was…

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Infant Baptism During Mass

Aug 9, 2023 Comments Off on Infant Baptism During Mass
September 23 @ 1:07 pm

I was born on June 9 and was baptized two days later. My baptism took place in the chapel of the Catholic hospital where I was born. The pictures my…

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Welcome Patrick Schneider

Aug 5, 2023 Comments Off on Welcome Patrick Schneider
September 23 @ 1:07 pm

We warmly welcome Patrick Schneider, who begins his tenure as Director of Music at The Basilica on Monday, August 7. You are invited to get to know Patrick via this…

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Welcoming our new Director of Music

Jul 6, 2023 Comments Off on Welcoming our new Director of Music
September 23 @ 1:07 pm

The past few months have been filled with gratitude, sadness and all sorts of emotions caused by the retirement of our longtime music director, Teri Larson. Teri and I started…

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Receive the Holy Spirit

May 24, 2023 Comments Off on Receive the Holy Spirit
September 23 @ 1:07 pm

On Pentecost 2018, I had an unexpectedly profound experience during the celebration of the Eucharist. Fr. Bauer was the celebrant, and I was the Master of Ceremonies sitting next to…

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Behold the Wood of the Cross

Mar 31, 2023 Comments Off on Behold the Wood of the Cross
September 23 @ 1:07 pm

Palm Sunday of Our Lord’s Passion inaugurates Holy Week. This is the time par excellence when Christians remember and celebrate the mystery of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.…

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Celebrating Holy Week

Mar 31, 2023 Comments Off on Celebrating Holy Week
September 23 @ 1:07 pm

The most important days of Holy week, known as the Sacred Triduum, begins with Holy Thursday on April 6, and continues with Good Friday, April 7, Holy Saturday, April 8,…

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Fasting, Praying and Acting during Holy Week

Mar 30, 2023 Comments Off on Fasting, Praying and Acting during Holy Week
September 23 @ 1:07 pm

“Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” (Romans. 12:12) “We must fan the flame of hope.” Pope Francis As we enter Holy Week, I admit to…

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