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Video Blessings: An Idea for COVID & Beyond

The practice of giving blessings is an important one theologically and for our community life together. In the act of …

"Consider taking time this Easter season to sit with this mystery, to feel the discomfort of uncertainty and to rest in God’s …

"Easter eggs are a sign of new life and of Christ's resurrection. The joy of Easter is a reminder of the joy we have now and …

"Easter Day is a glorious celebration of worship; yet mysteriously, the church goes right back to the normal routine just as …

"Know that God is eternal, and thus there is always a new chapter. Jesus is with us every day. Every year." Happy Easter from …

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy we have been born anew to a living hope through the …

"So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!" -2 …

"We should regularly invite children into the paschal mystery as often as we can, creating new opportunities to share the Good …

"Once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Live as children of light – for the fruit of the light is found in all …

"A fun tradition is to make them during Holy Week. You can then hide the butterfly chrysalises, to be revealed on Easter …

"Experiencing the stories of Holy Week at home is a powerful way to share and reinforce stories that sometimes get put aside …

"What happens when we practice a ritual for its own sake, forgetting about the deeper meaning and symbols …