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1-2-3 Meme

I have been tagged for the 1-2-3 Meme by Mark at Jesusmanifesto.com. The game is to grab the book nearest to you and turn to page 123. Find the 5th sentance and share the next 3 sentances with everyone. Then you tag five people.
My sentence is from Seasons of Celebration by Thomas Merton a [...]

Romero

“There are people who opt for guerrilla war, for revolution…
the Church option is the Beatitudes…
Christ was sowing a moral revolution in which we human beings come to change ourselves from worldly thinking.”
With the upcoming celebration (March 24) of Archbishop Oscar Romero in the Lesser Feasts and Fasts of the Episcopal Church, I am reading [...]

Giving up Lent for Lent

Giving up Lent for Lent, by Diana Butler-Bass
A few years ago, I stopped struggling with my bad attitude toward Lent. I gave up Lent for Lent. I skipped Ash Wednesday, made no promises to God, and instituted no rigorous prayer schedule. I wanted to enjoy one March with no onerous spiritual obligations.An odd thing happened, [...]

Lent Reflection Video

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by Christine Sine 

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Lent

We have decided that there will be no T.V. during lent at the Rosario-Kilmer’s house among many other things, Ricci and I can get really distracted by it. We will also join others in a journey with Jesus toward wholeness - as we engage in some lenten practices as a community with our friends from [...]

Ash Wednesday quote

by Lauren Winner
The imposition of ashes on Ash Wednesday is nothing if not bold. … a dark and undeniable slash across your forehead, a bold proclamation of death and resurrection all at once. You forget that it is on your forehead and you walk our of church, out into the world, a living reminder [...]