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July 1st, 2011
Hosanna is derived from a Hebrew term meaning “Save, now!” or “Please save,” as used in Psalm 118:25. Christian usage of the word is typically understood as a shout of adoration or praise, as when ...
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June 29th, 2011
Prostitution existed in biblical times so it’s not surprising it got some press from the biblical writers who were firmly rooted in the particular culture and time. More often than not, the concept of prostitution ...
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June 28th, 2011
There are several church documents that provide guidelines for Church Musicians. For a general guide on liturgy and music you can refer to Chapter VI of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy. ...
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June 27th, 2011
We don’t actually know why they came to find him. This story shows up in three places (Mark 3: 31-35, Luke 8:19-21, and Matthew 12:46-50), and none of the evangelists mentions the reason why Mary ...
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June 24th, 2011
Lectors should be properly trained to not only READ the Word of God, but also PROCLAIM the Word of God…and a few simple steps can prepare your lectors for proclaiming the Word from the highest ...
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June 23rd, 2011
The ceremony you saw was one of the rites associated with the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). This is a process of catechetical and spiritual preparation, following the practices of the early ...
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June 22nd, 2011
Question: What is the oldest known manuscript of the Bible that has been found to date? Any new recent discoveries that I might not know about?
The oldest known manuscripts of the entire Christian ...
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June 21st, 2011
The way in which the Church translated the Roman Missal (the book that contains all the prayers for Mass) has changed. When translating a text, you can use two different approaches: dynamic equivalence ...
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June 20th, 2011
John’s Gospel has no birth or infancy narratives, but it does have two key stories that highlight Mary’s involvement in Jesus’ adult life. The first is the Wedding at Cana, when Mary tells Jesus ...
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June 17th, 2011
You won’t find this quote in the Bible, but it is sometimes mistakenly attributed to Jesus. The original quote is from St. Augustine, a famous bishop of Hippo in northern Africa and an influential Catholic ...
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June 16th, 2011
Mary MacKillop, the co-founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart (the Josephites), is one of our most recently canonized saints and was the first Australian to be canonized. ...
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June 15th, 2011
Mormons go on mission ostensibly for the same reason that Catholics go on mission, albeit for a very different version of the Gospel. In their Book of Doctrine and Covenants they claim that ...
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June 13th, 2011
Luke’s Gospel has much more information about Mary than the other three do. He gives us a very intimate portrait of her, showing her initial surprise at the arrival of the angel Gabriel and ...
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June 10th, 2011
The Catholic Church teaches that the Bible is a literary product of its time which must be read with due attention to its literary genre (Vatican II).
Some books of the Bible were written ...
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June 8th, 2011
Sure, although it’s not all that “secret.” You can ask any Mormon about it. The “garment” as it is commonly called, is a symbol of their dedication to God and the religious promises that ...
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June 7th, 2011
Good for you for taking your Lenten fast so seriously! During the season of Lent, the practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving are meant to help us turn away from whatever has derailed us ...
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June 6th, 2011
Of the four Gospels, Mark has the least information about Mary. There is no infancy narrative in Mark, so we hear nothing about Jesus’ birth or early life. The first reference to Mary ...
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June 3rd, 2011
Let’s imagine that your friend were sober and broke your phone by sheer accident. Should she feel obligated to compensate you? Yes. ...
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June 2nd, 2011
In the biblical notion of time, one day ends and another begins at sundown, rather than at 12:00 midnight. (Recall that “evening came, and morning followed – the first day” in the creation ...
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June 1st, 2011
The two are very different. In Latter Day Saint (“Mormon”) polity, a ward denotes a large local congregation. Smaller local congregations are called branches. A ward is presided over by a ...
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