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Triduum: Great Vigil of Easter
Meaning “three days,” the Latin term triduum refers to the Church liturgies at the end of Holy Week: Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Great Vigil of Easter. Jesus Christ Is Risen Today Jesus Christ is risen today, (Alleluia!) our triumphant holy day, (Alleluia!) who did once upon the cross, (Alleluia!) suffer to redeem our…
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Triduum: Good Friday
Meaning “three days,” the Latin term triduum refers to the Church liturgies at the end of Holy Week: Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Great Vigil of Easter. Jesus, I Will Ponder Now Jesus, I will ponder now on your holy passion; with your Spirit me endow for such meditation. Grant that I in love…
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Triduum: Maundy Thursday
Meaning “three days,” the Latin term triduum refers to the Church liturgies at the end of Holy Week: Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Great Vigil of Easter. It Was a Dark and Dismal Night It was a dark and dismal night, when powers of earth and hell arose, against the Son, our God’s delight,…
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Existential Philosophy, Christianity, and Kierkegaard
Søren Kierkegaard (AD 1813-1855) is often considered the founder of existential philosophy. SK’s philosophy outlines three existential “points of view” as three possible “Stages on Life’s Way” (which is also the title of his book about them). They are 1) aesthetic, 2) ethical, and 3) religious. According to SK, the aesthetic person finds ultimate meaning…
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Literacy, Numeracy, and Philosophy – Part 2
As I state in Part 1, literacy can be defined as the human ability to read and write. I also state numeracy can be defined as the human ability to understand and work with numbers. And while the historical foundations of numeracy are arithmetic and geometry, mathematical literacy expands into algebra, trigonometry, probability, statistics, and…
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Literacy, Numeracy, and Philosophy – Part 1
Literacy can be defined as the human ability to read and write. The majority of people who can read and write do read and write. By this I mean they do more than just read and write. They also cultivate their reading and writing skills to a level of contemplative thought and informative communication. Numeracy…
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Dust and Ashes of Ash Wednesday
Studies of starlight reveal that everything we can observe in space is made of the same matter as things on Earth. All matter is made up of atoms. The nucleus of each atom is composed of smaller particles called protons and neutrons, and the nucleus of each atom is surrounded by a cloud of electrons.…
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Book, Chapter, and Verse – Genesis 1:1
Bereshit בראשית ברא אלהים את השמים ואת הארץ Γένεσις Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἐποίησεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν Liber Genesis In principio creavit Deus caelum et terram Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis is the first book of the Bible. The opening word in the Hebrew is…
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DNA, Genetic Code, and Design
There are unique characteristics present in all living things that are absent from nonliving things. For example, cells are basic building blocks found in all living things and every cell contains DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). DNA is a long, ladderlike molecule that carries genetic code within its chemical structure. And genes are sections of DNA that…
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Creeds, Catechisms, and Confessions
In “Credo – I Believe” I note the subtle but important distinction between Credere Deum (to believe God exists) and Credere in Deum (to believe in God). Here I want to share four resources that will help you compare various creeds, catechisms, and confessions in their historical Christian context. Please note the following: The text…