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Lent 2023: Prayer and Prepping For Easter

This post should be online just after midnight, on the morning of Ash Wednesday. Meanwhile, New Orleans will have almost six hours of their Mardi Gras left. There’s a reason for that, and it’s not that New Orleans Mardi Gras … Continue reading

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Pope Benedict XVI: Not Well, Prayer Requested

Noted, in today’s news: “Pope renews invitation to pray for Benedict XVI in these difficult hours“Vatican News (December 29, 2022) “A statement released by the Director of the Holy See Press Office says the Pope Emeritus is in a stable … Continue reading

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St. Jude, Judas Thaddaeus: Patron Saint of Desperate Cases

(From Farragutful, via Wikipedia, used w/o permission.)(Interior of St. Jude the Apostle Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Florida.) One thing’s certain. Well, actually, quite a few things are certain. Something that’s certain about Saint Jude the Apostle is that he’s not Judas … Continue reading

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