...tale of unexpected contradictions. First, he was socially prominent, but a despised chief tax collector, and he embarrasses himself by running and climbing a tree. Second, Jesus is showing his...
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Zaccheus
The Book of Samuel
...dynastic tradition, by selecting Saul’s son Ish-Bosheth to rule. Ish-Bosheth eventually was executed and the northern tribes asked David to rule the entire nation of Israel. King David chooses to...
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Catholic Glossary
...religious leaders, or elders, of the early Christian communities. Prudence- Prudence, a moral virtue, is the habit of making good judgments and decisions. Purgatory- Purgatory is a final purification from...
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Our Lady of Lourdes Feast Day & St. Bernadette
The story of Lourdes is well known. Between February 11 and July 16, 1858, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared eighteen times to fourteen-year-old Bernadette Soubirous in that small town located...
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