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Good Friday, 2013

March 30, 2013

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Photo: Anticipating the Good Friday Passion of the Lord

Beautiful Good Friday services at St. Julie Billiart parish in Tinley Park, IL. Anticipating the beginning of services. Entering into the prayer. Behold the Wood of the Cross! Veneration of the Cross.

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Holy Thursday, 2014

March 29, 2013

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Photo: Mass of the Lord

Here are some pics from Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper at St. Julie Billiart Parish in Tinley Park, IL, followed by visits to Altars of Reposition at 3 other parishes as part of our tradition of visiting churches on Holy Thursday evening. Mass of the Lord’s Supper – Incensing the altar Presentation of [...]

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Holy Week: Entering the Passion Story

March 27, 2013

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As we journey through this holiest of weeks, and especially the Triduum, I invite you to reflect and respond to one or both of the following questions: Which character(s) in the Passion story do you find most intriguing  (whether they are inspiring or tragic) and why? If you could paint a picture or create a sculpture [...]

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Jury Duty Today – Living Stations Tonight

March 25, 2013

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So here I am doing my civic duty as a standby juror at the Bridgeview Courthouse! So far, I’ve had lots of time to get some writing done as I sit here waiting. We’ll see how long that lasts! Tonight, I’ll be taking my 6th graders to the Living Stations of the Cross being performed [...]

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Using the Jesus of Nazareth Film to Prepare for Holy Week

March 5, 2013

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The current TV mini-series The Bible is drawing large audiences and mixed reviews from critics. I haven’t watched it yet but plan to tune in especially for the New Testament segments. As always, watch with a critical eye and take note of discrepancies with Scripture (Hollywood likes to embellish!) to point out to those you [...]

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Turning Heads…Literally – Use of Video at Reconciliation Prayer Service

February 26, 2013

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Projector Lens

Things turned out very nicely with the use of video at our Lenten Reconciliation Prayer Service last evening. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post (Tonight, I’m the Tech Guy!), I coordinated the use of video for 5 different moments of our Lenten Reconciliation Prayer Service last evening, including images of “Stories of Hope” from Operation Rice [...]

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