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Source Author: Pope Benedict XVI The Easter Triduum Pope Benedict XVI The most sacred days of our Christian calendar celebrate the life-and-death battle that Jesus wins — and empowers us to do — by his dying and rising On Wednesday, 4 April, in St....

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Source “‘It is finished’; and he bowed his head and handed over his spirit.” On Good Friday, the entire Church fixes her gaze on the Cross at Calvary. Each member of the Church tries to understand at what cost Christ has won our redemption. In the solemn ceremonies of G...

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Source I hope the title of this reflection gets the attention of the reader because in many ways it gets to the heart of the matter. As I attempt to explain why Eucharistic Adoration is so important in my life and why I want to encourage every Catholic in the Diocese of Tyler to become more a...

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Source In a recent podcast episode on Life Beyond the Chariot, Deanna Johnston and Mikki Sciba discuss the Eucharist as the source and summit of family life. Below are some tips from their discussion. You can view the full episode here. In the Catechism, we’re told that the Euc...

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By: Bishop Joseph E. Strickland Source As we celebrate the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, I turn for inspiration to the Collect or Opening Prayer for the liturgy of the day. The prayer begins, “O God, who willed that your Word should take on the reality of human flesh in th...

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Source St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Lufkin will be hosting a community wide parish mission titled “God’s Healing Love” on May 16, 17 and 18, 2022. The event will begin at 6:30pm each night in the Church. Fr. Greg Bramlage of the Missionaries of the New Evangeli...

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By JD Flynn March 5th 2019 Source Most Catholics, even those who don't often go to Mass, know that Lent is a time for Friday Fish Fries and "giving something up." But many Catholics wonder what exactly the Church requires during Lent, and why. Here are a few points that mig...

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March 19th, 2022 Source St. Joseph was an ordinary sort of man on whom God relied to do great things.  He did exactly what the Lord wanted him to do, in each and every event that went to make up his life. – St. Josemaria Escriva Recently, I have been growing in devotion to ...

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Source: Catholic East Texas Online By: Susan Fox These words are a lifeline to a woman who hears them at a Project Rachel retreat after suffering, sometimes as long as decades, from the grief of abortion. Project Rachel offers an encounter with Christ for women grieving an abortion.  Loo...

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Source: The Catholic Diocese of Tyler LENT:  Fast + Pray + Give Lent is a 40 day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. It’s a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord’s Resurrection at Easter. During Len...

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