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Preparing for/Beginning Lent

Mardi Gras and Carnival are reaching their climax. The French Quarter in New Orleans and the streets and ballrooms of Rio de Janeiro are packed with revelers in spectacular costumes. Then, suddenly, it will all be over. Lent will have arrived.  Ash Wednesday is as serious as Mardi Gras and Carnival are wildly celebratory. For Read more ..
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Jesus’ Way of Peace: Nonviolent Love

Please join us for retreat at St. Malachi Parish on Friday March 19th from 7 to 9 pm and again on Saturday March 20 from 9 to 5 as Reverend Emmanuel Charles McCarthy presents on this wonderful topic. He is a priest of the Eastern Rite (Byzantine) of the Catholic Church.  For 27 years he Read more ..
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Meeting Historical Jesus Part 2 Presentation

Thanks to Jackie B. for sharing this. Who Was Historical Jesus View more presentations from St. Malchi Parish. Share and Enjoy:
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St. Malachi Lenten Service Schedule

Ash Wednesday Mass with Distribution of Ashes: 7AM, 12Noon, 7:30PM Holy Week Passion Sunday-Palm Sunday Saturday, March 27-4:30PM Sunday, March 28: 9:30 & 11AM, 12:30PM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday of Holy Week Daily Mass 7Am and 12 Noon Tuesday, March 30 7:00PM Chrism Mass at St. John Cathedral Wednesday, March 31 Tenebrae: A Service of Shadows: Read more ..
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Haiti, Hope, Lent

A month after the earthquake in Haiti, it is still overwhelming. The current official estimate is 230,000 people dead, hundreds of thousands more injured, and millions left homeless. Those numbers are mind-numbing, beyond comprehension. What has personalized Haiti for me was the death of Daniel Ryan Kloos (called “Ryan” by the family) and the injury Read more ..
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Lenten News

Greetings and peace!  We wanted to let you know about our free online Lenten retreat beginning this week.  This 9 week series of daily readings and reflections was developed by former JRH director Fr. Clem Metzger, S.J. to help  us attend to our spirituality from the comforts of a home or office computer during the Read more ..
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The Word is Near You

These words from the book of Deuteronomy (30:14) are quoted by Paul in his letter to the Romans, in the selection used for the second reading for the First Sunday of Lent (Romans 10: 8-13). Keeping the Word near us is what prompted the Bishops at Vatican II to reform the Lectionary to include three Read more ..
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It’s not February yet…. Why should I think about my Lenten practice already????

While there are a few weeks before Lent, I hope you will consider registering for the retreat, Praying with St. Ignatius which starts next Sunday January 31st. “Praying with St. Ignatius is a Scripture-based retreat adapted from The Spiritual Exercises that deepens your spirituality and fosters a heartfelt knowledge of Jesus. For eight Sundays you Read more ..
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