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Month: May 2022

Pope Francis quotes from Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ in essay on story-telling

Pope Francis has cited J.R.R. Tolkien in an essay on storytelling. “As Frodo, the main character in Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ says: ‘The tales never end,’” Pope Francis wrote in an afterword to a book published on May 26. The pope may have been referring to an exchange between Frodo and Sam in

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Seventh Sunday of Easter – Ascension

Readings for the The Ascension of the LordReadings for the Seventh Sunday of Easter
Seventh Sunday of Easter

Ascension of the Lord

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Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright ©…

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The Ascension of the Lord

Readings for the Seventh Sunday of Easter Readings for the Seventh Sunday of Easter – Ascension
Reading I Acts 1:1-11

In the first book, Theophilus,
I dealt with all that Jesus did and taught
until the day he was taken up,
after givin…

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Seventh Sunday of Easter

Readings for the The Ascension of the LordReadings for the Seventh Sunday of Easter – Ascension
Reading I Acts 7:55-60

Stephen, filled with the Holy Spirit,
looked up intently to heaven and saw the glory of God
and Jesus standing at …

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New priests feel gratitude and peace following ordination May 28 at Cathedral 

“Today we celebrate the free response to that invitation of five sons of this archdiocese, five men who have been inspired to generosity by your witness, the witness given day after day and week after week in the parishes and schools of this local Church,” Archbishop Hebda said. 

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Ascension, Bishops and the Church

When was the Church founded? Many would say that it emerged from the opened side of Jesus on the cross, like a new Eve from the new Adam. Others point to Pentecost when, with Peter’s great sermon, the Church began its mission of evangelization.[1] No one to my knowledge has suggested the Ascension, but Luke’s[…]

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The Ascension: Our Hope of Glory

The Ascension is a pivotal event of our salvation, linking Jesus’ Crucifixion and Resurrection to his outpouring of the Holy…

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Science, Prayer, and the Density of Being

The other night, I watched a few minutes of the comedian Ricky Gervais’s new comedy show. Early in, he does a bit about his atheism and his willingness nonetheless to abide expressions of religious devotion. […]

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