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Join the Journey: The Fourth Week of Lent

Mar 14, 2023 Comments Off on Join the Journey: The Fourth Week of Lent
March 23 @ 6:26 am

Join the Journey!  “Bend your knees, mend your heart, and lend your hands.” “There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for…

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Join the Journey: The Third Week of Lent

Mar 10, 2023 Comments Off on Join the Journey: The Third Week of Lent
March 23 @ 6:26 am

Fasting from Anger and Divisiveness; Praying the Rosary; Expressing Gratitude. On March 13 we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Election of Pope Francis as the Bishop of Rome. His…

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Join the Journey: The Second Week of Lent

Mar 2, 2023 Comments Off on Join the Journey: The Second Week of Lent
March 23 @ 6:26 am

In his beautiful Canticle of Creation Saint Francis refers to the earth as “Sister Earth, our Mother, who sustains and governs us”.

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Join the Journey: First Week of Lent

Feb 24, 2023 Comments Off on Join the Journey: First Week of Lent
March 23 @ 6:26 am

Join the Journey!  “Bend your knees, mend your heart, and lend your hands.” “Be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger” James 1: 19 In his weekly Wednesday…

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Revolution of Love and Tenderness

Feb 23, 2023 Comments Off on Revolution of Love and Tenderness
March 23 @ 6:26 am

On Ash Wednesday we started the celebration of the great Season of Lent. Lent is one of my favorite liturgical seasons. That has, however not always been the case. As…

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A Culture of Encounters

Aug 12, 2022 Comments Off on A Culture of Encounters
March 23 @ 6:26 am

Submitted by Johan van Parys on August 12th, 2022 In his latest Apostolic Letter entitled Desiderio Desideravi or How I have Longed, Pope Francis writes beautifully about the deep meaning…

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Unity in Rich Diversity

Jun 3, 2022 Comments Off on Unity in Rich Diversity
March 23 @ 6:26 am

“We are Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya near Cyrene, as well as travelers…

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