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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 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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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…