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Archbishop Harris’ Gospel Reflection Apr 1 – Palm Sunday (B)
Posted by Webmaster on March 30th, 2012
by Archbishop Joseph Harris
At The Procession with Palms
Gospel Mk 11:1-10
When Jesus and his disciples drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately on entering it, you will find a colt tethered on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone should say to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ reply, ‘The Master has need of it and will send it back here at once.’”
Journey to Easter
Posted by Webmaster on March 29th, 2012
by CCSJ Chair, Leela Ramdeen
The sight of thousands of golden daffodils everywhere in London, “tossing their heads in sprightly dance” (Wordsworth), reminds me of the many gifts given to us by God. Today, Palm Sunday, I shall be joining family and friends in London in an annual procession as we begin our journey through Holy Week, following Christ to His crucifixion on Good Friday and His resurrection on Easter Sunday. It is important that families and schools educate youth about Holy Week. On-going faith formation is critical – particularly after Confirmation.
Archbishop Harris’ Gospel Reflection Mar 25 – Fifth Sunday of Lent (B)
Posted by Webmaster on March 23rd, 2012
by Archbishop Joseph Harris
Gospel Jn 12:20-33
Some Greeks who had come to worship at the Passover Feast came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we would like to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life.
Commemorative Essay: Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero on the Political Dimension of Faith
Bishop Romero. Source: Human Right Studies
Taken from The Council of Hemispheric Affairs
This analysis was prepared by Frederick B. Mills, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, Council on Hemispheric Affairs, Professor of Philosophy, Department of History and Government at Bowie State University. Mills is a board member of the Association for Educational Development in El Salvador, Inc., Maryland