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Passion Week: 3 PM Good Friday
“Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my...
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Passion Week: Good Friday
“And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear His cross. And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, They...
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Easter
“The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to...
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Interesting Read
Tip of the Hat goes to reader Tony. I, apparently, am not a Bible character. I do want to note a quibble I have with the author (other than the whole “Blame the Puritans” thing; would it have hurt the...
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Thoughts on Caritas in Veritate: Part 1
Again, you can read the encyclical here. Whenever I quote, I’m going to only stick in the most striking part of a section or paragraph for the sake of space. I am also going to delete any links the...
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Thoughts on Caritas in Veritate: Part 2
Again, the encyclical is here. Part 1 is here. Last time, I got through the introduction and Part 1 before stopping for the sake of post length. Let’s see how far I get this time. Same rules as...
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Thoughts on Caritas in Veritate: Part 3
Encyclical Part 1 Part 2 I stopped at the end of Section 27 last time, let’s see if I can finish the Chapter… Section 28: “Not only does the situation of poverty still provoke high rates of infant...
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Christmastide: Christmas Eve
“And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. ([And] this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And...
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Christmastide: Christmas
“And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about...
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Epiphany/Theophany
For those of the Western liturgical tradition: “Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is...
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