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The Sacraments And Liturgy
Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 10, 2010 (message contributor)
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1. The Divine Mercy And Reconciliation
Contributed on Apr 10, 2010
The first gift of the Risen Christ was the power to forgive sins.
Second Sunday of Easter April 11, 2010 Divine Mercy Two revolutionary phrases punctuate today’s Gospel. The one that commands the attention of most preachers is the one proclaimed by Thomas, who had doubted the Resurrection. The one who had said “I will not believe” unless ...read more
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2. Glory To God In The Highest
Contributed on Dec 21, 2019
Silence to praise. That’s not a habit this world often engages in.
Christmas Eve 2019 Glory to God in the Highest The words to the hymn have been silent now for near four weeks, but as in the profound stillness of that first Christmas Eve, the very Word of God, the Son of God was made manifest, so the loud anthem will resound this evening from every tongue: ...read more
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3. The Water And The Temple
Contributed on Mar 21, 2020
Those are the healing waters that can always save those who are soaked with them, precisely because this sacrament is the visible sign of the power of Christ, who is the real minister of every baptism.
Tuesday of the 4th week of Lent 2020 Water I always recommend to those who can make pilgrimage that they take a week or more with a Christian guide in the Holy Land–Israel and Jordan–so that they can understand the people and places we read about in the Sacred Scriptures. The Christians living in ...read more
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4. In Memory Of Christ, More Than An Ordinary Memory
Contributed on May 31, 2024
The one commandment that Christians have kept, religiously, over the twenty centuries of the Church is “This is my Body. . .This is my Blood. . .do this in memory of Me.”
Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ 2024 The 20th century English priest and convert, Msgr Ronald Knox, used to say that if you go over all the commands of our Lord Jesus Christ, you find instructions for leading an exemplary Christian life, including the Ten Commandments and the rather ...read more