Lenten Reflections
Rachel Balducci: day one of Lent | This Lenten season, we’ll be running a daily essay from a Lenten booklet I helped compile. If you’d like more information on the project, please read here. Ash Wednesday, February 22 An interesting phenomenon will occur the week of Mardi Gras. Parish Office phones will be ringing off the hook. “When do you give …
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The Meaning of Ashes
Rebecca Teti: the pope's homily for Ash Wednesday | Benedict the XVI is a wonderful teacher and I love it when he preaches on the significance of the symbols of the liturgy. He did that this morning in his homily for Ash Wednesday. He starts with the basics: the significance of ashes for the people of Israel, and then their role …
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NFP FAQs
Danielle Bean: Coffee Talk: NFP | (Join each day’s Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; Wed: NFP; Thu: Marriage; Fri: Education; Sat/Sun: Homemaking) This weekly thread is a place where you can share your struggles, triumphs, links, resources, concerns, and questions about all things related to Natural Family Planning. Please join the conversation!
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Remember, You Are Dust
DariaSockey: | Above is a video of a famous song that was a big hit when I was, let’s see, maybe a freshman in college. It kind of works for Ash Wednesday, in a non-liturgical setting, that is. What’s kind of interesting about the video is it shows how the members of Kansas have aged over the years—how they are clearly …
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Feast Before Famine
Rachel Balducci: Live it up! | Do you have big plans for yourself for tonight? Are you clearing out the pantry of all sugar, eggs and treats? That’s how Shrove Tuesday got its reputation for being a day for pancakes. I’m planning on our traditional pancake dinner, and then maybe some kind of ice-cream. Big treats before our 40 days in …
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