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Why The Ascension Matters
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Why The Ascension Matters

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by on May 31, 2014 in Catechesis, Columnists, Featured, Learn & Live the Faith, Sunday Reflections
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The celebration of the Ascension used to leave me a bit flat.  It was clear what Good Friday did for me.  And Easter Sunday’s benefits were indisputable.  But as for the Ascension, what’s in it for me? Christianity is about a kind of love we call agape or charity.  It is love that looks away […]

Solemnity of the Ascension
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Solemnity of the Ascension

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by on Jun 04, 2011 in Columnists, Live in Christ
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The celebration of the Ascension used to leave me a bit flat.  It was clear what Good Friday did for me.  And Easter Sunday’s benefits were indisputable.  But as for the Ascension, what’s in it for me? Christianity is about a kind of love we call agape or charity.  It is love that looks away […]

Called to the Upper Room
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Called to the Upper Room

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by on Jun 02, 2011 in Featured, Live in Christ
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After Jesus ascended to heaven at Mount Olivet, the Apostles returned to the Upper Room in Jerusalem and devoted themselves to prayer (Acts 1:12-14). A novena is nine days of prayer. The nine days of prayer between Ascension Thursday and Pentecost Sunday marked the first of all novenas. At different times in our lives, God […]