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Intimacy and Betrayal

Fr. Dixon Kinser Apr 25, 2010

On the fourth day of Holy Week, we celebrate a feast called Maundy Thursday. The name is derived from the Latin word mandatum meaning “commandment” and remembers both the institution of the Lord’s Supper and Jesus washing his disciples feet. The liturgy is very powerful and the ...

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Take Up Your Mat and Walk - A Celebration of Easter

Fr. Jerry Smith Apr 05, 2010

“See, the former things have taken place, 
and new things I declare; 
before they spring into being” (Isaiah 42:9) Foundational to the Easter message is understanding that with the resurrection of Jesus, we are being invited to both enter into a brand new life and then ...

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