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The Essence of Lent in Ten Words or Less
What’s the essence of Lent in ten words or less? I gave my Facebook friends that challenge. Here’s how they responded.
Podcasts
Be Happy this Lent! – Podcast
This morning’s lively (as usual) chat with hosts John Harper and Glen Lewerenz focused on turning our frowns the other way around this Lent and letting the Light of Christ truly shine forth from our faces. Listen to my segment at the 41:05 mark. You’ll enjoy it!
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Meeting God in the Upper Room: Perfect Book for Lent
Still, even standing out on the streets of Jerusalem looking up at the Upper Room’s windows, I could feel the impact of what had happened there. It was grace-filled, awesome, and inspiring.
Now I have the chance to go back there and to truly enter the Room through the eyes of Msgr. Peter J. Vaghi
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Epiphany – Has the Lord Been Made Manifest to You?
An epiphany is a manifestation, the revelation of a divine being. In the case of THE Epiphany as we recognize it in the Catholic Church, our Lord was made manifest to the Gentiles through the Magi. Thus, he was made manifest to all of humanity and for all time. He is the Son of God, the Messiah.
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Just keep caroling
All during Advent, we read, talk, listen, and write about holding back on the Christmas celebrations because “Christmas isn’t here yet.” But all through the Christmas season we should read, talk, listen, and write about keeping the celebrations going because Christmas isn’t gone yet.
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St. Margaret of Scotland, November 16
While the Church calendar sites the feast of St. Gertrude on November 16, it also celebrates the feast of St. Margaret of Scotland.