...Antiochus commanded some soldiers to Mattathias' village of Modein to force Jews to offer sacrifices to pagan gods, the priest was commanded to do so first. Mattathias refused, offering a...
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Sacrament of Penance
...committed against him, and are, at the same time, reconciled with the Church which they have wounded by their sins and which by charity, by example, and by prayer labors...
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Pentecost: Happy Birthday Church
celebrated Thanksgiving for harvested crops. However, Pentecost for Christians means something far different. Before Jesus was crucified, he told his disciples that the Holy Spirit would come after him: “And...
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Follow the Leader
Written by Sr. Rosemary Finnegan, O.P. Readings from: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/052620.cfm In today’s readings, Jesus and Paul are each aware that they are completing their life’s work and are reflecting on the...
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