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Faith Renewal – The ABC’s of Being Catholic – The Letter “K”
By: Bernadette Parrott Welcome to our Faith Renewal Series that is exploring The ABCs of Being Catholic. We are invited on a journey through the alphabet to explore Catholic terms, beliefs, and traditions. In this post we focus on the letter “K”. There is only one term for this letter and then we will move on to a special post about Holy Week. After that, we will resume our regular posts with the letter “L”. If you missed our Introduction…
Faith Renewal – The ABC’s of Being Catholic – The Letter “J”
By: Bernadette Parrott Welcome to our Faith Renewal Series that is exploring The ABCs of Being Catholic. We are invited on a journey through the alphabet to explore Catholic terms, beliefs, and traditions. In this post we focus on the letter “J”. There is only one term for this letter, so it will be a short post and we’ll move on to “K”. If you missed our Introduction to this series <click here>. To go back to the letter “I”…
Faith Renewal – The ABC’s of Being Catholic – The Letter “I”
By: Bernadette Parrott Welcome to our Faith Renewal Series that is exploring The ABCs of Being Catholic. We are invited on a journey through the alphabet to explore Catholic terms, beliefs, and traditions. In this post we focus on the letter “I”. Every few days we will add another term beginning with “I” to this post. If you missed our Introduction to this series <click here>. To go back to the letter “H” <click here>. To go to the letter…
Lent
Starts: Ash Wednesday (Feb. 17, 2021)Ends: Sundown (or just before Mass of the Lord’s supper) on Thursday of Holy week (April 1, 2021) Lent is 6 weeks – 40 days – not including Sundays. A time of preparation for Easter when we reflect on the Paschal Mystery, the suffering, death and resurrection of our Lord. 40 is a symbolic number in scripture. When God asked Noah to build ark it rained 40 days/nights Moses was with the Lord for 40…
Faith Renewal – The ABC’s of Being Catholic – The Letter “H”
By: Bernadette Parrott Welcome to our Faith Renewal Series that is exploring The ABCs of Being Catholic. We are invited on a journey through the alphabet to explore Catholic terms, beliefs, and traditions. In this post we focus on the letter “H”. Every few days we will add another term beginning with “H” to this post. If you missed our Introduction to this series <click here>. To go back to the letter “G” <click here>. To go to the letter…
Journey through Lent
Beginning on Ash Wednesday, 17 February 2021, Journey through Lent offers an introduction to the Season and reflections on Gospel readings of each Sunday in Lent. It is the result of a joint project between the CCCB’s Office for Evangelization and Catechesis, the National Liturgy Office and the Office national de liturgie. This short video series will be posted on the CCCB website and accessed through the rolling banner image at the top of the homepage entitled Journey through Lent:…
Faith Renewal – The ABC’s of Being Catholic – The Letter “G”
By: Bernadette Parrott Welcome to our Faith Renewal Series that is exploring The ABCs of Being Catholic. We are invited on a journey through the alphabet to explore Catholic terms, beliefs, and traditions. In this post we focus on the letter “G”. Every few days we will add another term beginning with “G” to this post. If you missed our Introduction to this series <click here>. To go back to the letter “F” <click here>. To go to the letter…
Faith Renewal – The ABC’s of Being Catholic – The Letter “F”
By: Bernadette Parrott Welcome to our Faith Renewal Series that is exploring The ABCs of Being Catholic. We are invited on a journey through the alphabet to explore Catholic terms, beliefs, and traditions. In this post we focus on the letter “F”. Every few days we will add another term beginning with “F” to this post. If you missed our Introduction to this series <click here>. To go back to the letter “E” <click here>. To go to the letter…
Faith Renewal – The ABC’s of Being Catholic – The Letter “E”
By: Bernadette Parrott Welcome to our Faith Renewal Series that is exploring The ABCs of Being Catholic. We are invited on a journey through the alphabet to explore Catholic terms, beliefs, and traditions. In this post we focus on the letter “E”. Each day we will add another term beginning with “E” to this post. If you missed our Introduction to this series <click here>. To go back to the letter “D” <click here>. To go to the letter “F”…
Healing of the Earth
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER IN SOLIDARITY WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES – 2020 Healing of the Earth We the Body of Christ, are called to live in solidarity with all peoples. We are called to respect, protect, defend and nurture the oneness of all of God’s Creation. God made this Earth as a true gift to His children of all nations. Indigenous people around our world have their creation stories. These stories are about relationships. They teach us about the Earth and…