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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 Fifth Sunday of Lent
Imagine the scene: you are in a courtroom, standing before a judge. The worst things that you have ever done laid out for all to see. Adversaries left and right-…
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The Fourth Sunday of Lent
One of my favorite things that I would do on a routine basis during my years in the seminary was “going home.” It wasn’t just myself, but every seminarian would…
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The Third Sunday of Lent
I remember the feeling quite well. It was about this time two years ago, I was still studying at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, preparing with my classmates for the last few months…
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The Second Sunday of Lent
One of the questions that I often get asked as a musician: what is the secret? How do you become a better organist? Is there some sort of trick? Why…