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Slowly Dancing
Written by Briana Dennis; July 9, 2024 Dancing slowly to the rhythm of our heartsYou keep me close; though we’re worlds apartFireworks light up this lonely worldAs we dance to the glitter of your words Slowly the band runs down lowMaking it harder to let goYour captain calls to “say goodbye”I must let you go;…
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The Legend of Our Lady of the Snow
The legend goes, that in Rome in the summer of 352, there lived an old rich man named John and his wife, as they had no children they wished to leave their money to Our Lady but had little idea how. So Our Lady appeared to the couple and Pope Liberius (352-366) and asked that…
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The Jordan’s edge
Written by Briana Dennis January 22, 2024 The rhythm of Your beating heartMy wailing soul marked the startCovering Your sleeve with my tearsYou consoled all of my fears Beautiful as the moon’s soft lightGuiding me through the darkest nightYou called me to the Jordan’s edgeAnd saw that I was well-fed
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A Poetic Musing of the Beauty of Confession
Confession, also known as Reconciliation, maybe the most prominent and single most important sacrament after Baptism. Why do I say that?Confession is a way of preparing for our reception of the Eucharist and allows us to draw closer to God as we cast away our attachment to sin. As we go more and more to…
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A Brief Introduction to the Saints
Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash Who were the saints? Are they legend, myth, or reality? Looking from the outside, there is no wonder why there is so much confusion about these figures in the church. So let’s start at the obvious points who were the saints? The saints were holy men and women,…
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Love and Mercy
Written by Briana Dennis November 11, 2023 Please have mercy on my soul Please have mercy on us all We who seek Thy heavenly gaze Who are but lost in a sinful maze Turn towards us Thine face of peace Let us stop to sneak a peek One glance would full us through the years…
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An Introduction to the Liturgical Calander
The Liturgical year, which follows the church’s liturgical calendar, is divided into five seasons, each season of the Church calendar follows the different parts of Christ’s life from the build-up to His birth to His death and resurrection and ascension. The Church seasons are called Ordinary time, Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter. Ordinary time is…
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Calvary’s Top
A poem by Briana Dennis. Written January 5, 2024 Sentenced to death Oh, cruel fate That You should die For our mistakes There He stands Beaten and bruised Whipped and betrayed Standing accused Taken away Mocked and crowned Bearing it all For the jeering crowd Through the streets The innocent walks To die for our…
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A brief intro to Veiling in the Holy Catholic Church.
The history of women wearing veils goes way back to the earliest parts of the church. While culturally we fell away from veils as a daily staple a long time ago. The Catholic Church held on to the tradition for the past 1,960 years. It was only with Vatican II that the mandatory veiling of…
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The Green Scapular of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
The green Scapular of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is as unique as it is intriguing. Right down to the image used of Our Lady has no veil and her holding in her hands her Immaculate Heart. The great and powerful appearance of Our Lady to Sister Justine Bisqueyburo and the powerful promise she made…