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Good Friday
Something has gone wrong… Think about it. Things were going so well up until this very point. The disciples had been following Jesus for years, and had seen so many…
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Holy Thursday
If you’ve ever heard of the counselor by the name of Dr. Gary Chapman, likely you know very well what his name is synonymous with: the five love languages. His…
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Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
Whenever we hear the word “king,” our minds likely go to several different images that present themselves to our minds. We may think of the palaces that they inhabited. Perhaps…
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The Fifth Sunday of Lent
I don’t know about you, but I’ve always had trouble figuring out which season of weather I like best. I have loved snow to some degree, perhaps the cozy fires…
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The Fourth Sunday of Lent
One of my favorite trips that I have taken in my lifetime quite easily has to be the trip that I took to the Holy Land. While this trip naturally…
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The Third Sunday of Lent
Whenever I was very little, I had an ambitious dream. It was an unusual dream, but it was mine nonetheless. While other children my age may have had so many…
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The Second Sunday of Lent
It was August of 2012. I had just graduated high school, and like so many of my peers, I was looking for a path forward- and somewhere to go. For…
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The First Sunday of Lent
Whenever it came to Lenten practice as the Belken household, there were definitely many traditions that we would follow. Now there are the typical ones that everyone does- giving up…
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Ash Wednesday
When it comes to liturgical celebrations, there are so many that use signs and symbols that we are not used to as a reminder of something important and essential to…
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The Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
If you’ve ever heard the country singer Rodney Atkins, you may recognize the song “Watching You” which is a sort of tale about how a father realizes that his young…