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Angels of Indy
Rosemary Miller, 78, lives a few blocks from Sacred Heart of Jesus
Parish in Indianapolis. The neighborhood around Sacred Heart has been
her home her whole life. Her mother moved to the United States from
Berlin and her father’s family was also of Germanic descent. They spoke
German around the house ...
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Easter Springs to Life
Easter
is the high point of our liturgical year, as the resurrection is the
pinnacle of our Christian identity. Yet it’s the most difficult feast to
understand. Unlike Christmas, which brings the Son of God to a human
level we can begin to comprehend, Easter raises us to our ...
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Etching Faith Onto Eggs
The Byzantine-style images on
these rounded canvases linger in
the mind long after you turn away:
Mary, with the arms of the Christ
Child coiled around her neck, looks
onward with a gaze that is somber,
wounded and wise. Another depicts Jesus wearing
his crown of thorns. Blood trickles down his
anguished face as a tear escapes his eye. ...
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Praying the Steps: A Good Friday Tradition
At 12:01 A.M. each year on
Good Friday in Cincinnati,
Ohio, something extraordinary
happens. People begin
to gather at the base of
the steps leading up to Holy Cross-Immaculata Church in Mt. Adams,
preparing to take part in the tradition
known locally as "Praying the Steps."
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The Lord's Supper: Ancient Story, New Beginning
According to the accounts
in Matthew, Mark and Luke,
on the night before he died
on the cross, Jesus celebrated
a Seder, a Jewish
Passover supper. Although Catholics
know this Holy Thursday evening meal
as the Lord's Supper, Jesus and the
Twelve were also celebrating the first
night of Passover.
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A Parent's Life: Many Holy Week Moments
“Sit with me.” It was a simple
request from my seven-year-old
son, Alex. He’s always
asking me to sit with him
when he goes to bed. He’s done it since
he was little. For some reason, he just
doesn’t like being alone. I never have
been able to figure out exactly why he
needs me there. I’m not sure ...
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Late Nun's Plea to Live Holy Week Still Resonates
JACKSON, Miss. (CNS)—Sister Thea Bowman, a well-known educator,
evangelist and gospel singer, died March 30, 1990, but the Franciscan
Sister of Perpetual Adoration left behind a legacy that still resonates,
including her reflection on Holy Week that was released shortly after
her death.
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Following Christ With Small Steps
When we think of responding to God’s call, we often remember the
dramatic stories: Moses dumbfounded by Yahweh’s presence, Gabriel
announcing Mary’s pregnancy, Paul struck blind. Subsequent Bible verses
then record a courageous lifetime of service that follows. But the
ordinary Christian wonders: Confronted with a massive, stupefying
presence, usually starting ...
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