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February 2012
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Sunday Sipping: First Sunday of Lent
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In today’s readings, we are hit with the imagery of the flood. The First Reading recounts God’s promise to never destroy mortal beings with water. In reciting the Psalm, we allude to that covenant, singing of God’s love from of old. Furthermore, from the Second Reading, St. Peter demonstrates the foreshadowing relationship between the story of the flood...
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Off today? Why don't you read the Holy Father's... →
Pope Benedict XVI’s Message for Lent 2012
It’ll take you about ten minutes. Come on.
You can spare that.
Print it out. Make yourself some tea. Read it. Reflect on it - meditate on your upcoming Lenten journey.
It’ll be worth it.
Here’s a taste to whet your appetite:
“We must not remain silent before evil. I am thinking of all those Christians who, out of...
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Fr. Leo: Breaks Boards, Breakdances, Breaks Bread... →
YOUTUBE NOW HAS A CHAPLAIN…
… well, officially unofficially. If you haven’t heard the breaking news, Father Leo Patalinghug now has a Youtube Channel and Tumblr.
Since we here at Be the Straw are all about social media, we figured this would be noteworthy to feature - that, and we’re hoping Father Leo might hook us up with some of his mouth-watering fajitas someday....
On the Feast of St. Blaise - Bless Some Throats
Per intercessionem S. Blasii liberet te Deus a malo gutteris et a quovis alio malo
May God at the intercession of St. Blasius preserve you from throat troubles and every other evil.
Today is the feast of St. Blaise.
It is a great feast of a Bishop and a martyr, and also the day we celebrate a great little tradition of our church. It’s the day that throats are blessed. Why?
Well, (a...