In the gospel, Jesus asks his disciples to prepare for the Passover, a Jewish feast celebrating the Hebrew’s liberation from slavery in Egypt which is also known as Pesach which means “to pass over,” commemorating the fact that God spared the Jewish firstborn from the final plague.
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Jokes At the reception following the wedding of a young couple, the Master of Ceremonies polled the guests to see who had been married the longest. To loud applause one couple announced they had been married for sixty years. The MC said, “What advice would you pass on to the newlyweds?” “The woman said, “The
Children from Australia will this weekend join thousands of other youngsters from around the globe for the first World Children’s Day in Rome. One of the questions to be discussed, according to the pope, is ‘What kind of world do we wish to pass on to the children who are growing up?’
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The Jesuit spiritual writer, Mark Link, begins his widely read book Experiencing Prayer (1984) with an extract from Eugene Ionesco’s play The Bald Soprano (1950). In the scene, a couple meet and enter dialogue about their lives. They discover that they share much in common – they live in the same city, on the same street, in the same apartment, and they each have a daughter named Alice.
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This weekend Pope Francis is hosting children from around the world for the first ever World Children’s Day. To celebrate the occasion, here are some kids’ jokes. A warning: some are rather corny!
When we read about rampaging teenagers involved in home invasions, car jackings and serious assaults, our minds often spring to their home environment.
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At the centre of Christian faith is the great paradox: there is only ONE God; yet God is THREE [Father, Son and Spirit”]. We know this because of the witness of Jesus’ own life and the gift of the Holy Spirit that Jesus’ promises his disciples.
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You can’t beat a silly Dad joke …
When does a joke become a ‘Dad joke’? When it becomes apparent.
Dear Lord,
Thank you for the gift of motherhood and the loving embrace that mothers provide.
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Imagine how many times, through their days living with and following the Lord, that the disciples found themselves dumbstruck. His teaching fell on them like thunder. Parables, like mysterious worlds, snapped and popped about, opening new, wonderful, bottomless points of view.
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