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Palm/Passion Sunday
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Palm/Passion Sunday

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by on Mar 28, 2015 in Catechesis, Columnists, Featured, MyChurchParish.com
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We now come to the Sunday with a split personality.  It starts with an upbeat gospel recounting Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem.  It is a festive affair, complete with a parade route strewn with palm branches instead of ticker tape.  But we quickly progress to the stark reading of Jesus’ passion, bearable only because we […]

The Victory of Humility
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The Victory of Humility

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by on Apr 12, 2014 in Columnists, Featured, Learn & Live the Faith, Sunday Reflections
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When a conquering hero of the ancient world rode into town in triumph, it was in a regal chariot or on the back of a stately stallion.  Legions of soldiers accompanied him in the victory procession.  Triumphal arches, festooned with relief sculptures, were often erected to immortalize his valiant victory. After driving out demons, healing […]

We Must Live the Faith with a Young Heart
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We Must Live the Faith with a Young Heart

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by on Mar 24, 2013 in Featured, Live in Christ, The Shepherd's Voice
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Following is the whole text of Pope Francis’ homily during the Palm Sunday Mass that begins the Holy Week celebrations. The Holy Father commented on the World Youth Day that the entire Church celebrates today, asking that we live the faith “with a young heart”. The pontiff urged the youth to “tell the world that […]

The Holy Father's Palm Sunday Homily: The Great Doorway Leading into Holy Week
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The Holy Father’s Palm Sunday Homily: The Great Doorway Leading into Holy Week

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by on Apr 01, 2012 in Featured, MyChurchParish.com, The Shepherd's Voice
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Dear Brothers and Sisters, Palm Sunday is the great doorway leading into Holy Week, the week when the Lord Jesus makes his way towards the culmination of his earthly existence. He goes up to Jerusalem in order to fulfil the Scriptures and to be nailed to the wood of the Cross, the throne from which […]

The Victory of Humility
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The Victory of Humility

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by on Apr 16, 2011 in Columnists, Featured, Live in Christ
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When a conquering hero of the ancient world rode into town in triumph, it was in a regal chariot or on the back of a stately stallion.  Legions of soldiers accompanied him in the victory procession.  Triumphal arches, festooned with relief sculptures, were often erected to immortalize his valiant victory. After driving out demons, healing […]