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It is time for a short period of solitude.  The Sunday Homily for the Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) will be posted on Saturday, April 10.  This blog will resume regular posts on Thursday, April 15.  In the meantime, here is a sneak preview from my new book A SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR SERIOUS CATHOLICS AND THOSE WHO WANT TO BE SERIOUS.  I will be taking some time this week to re-work and develop the manuscript.  I hope that my second book will be published by the end of this summer.  Ray is very generous with his time. Every year he successfully organizes a city-wide fund raising event for the pro-life organizations of the area and he is the chairman of the board of Hope House, a home for unwed mothers with crisis pregnancies. His mission...

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THE HOLY CROSS « Una Voce Carmel

By Fr. Eric Flood, FSSP – District Superior

In the construction of a Catholic church, the symbol of the cross is a central theme throughout the architecture and furnishings as it is the Christian sign of our salvation. The great altar of sacrifice is adorned with an altar cross: that is, a crucifix with the image of Our Lord affixed to it. When a church is consecrated, it has twelve crosses placed on the walls of the church to be anointed with sacred chrism. The vestments of chasuble, stole, maniple, and amice each have a cross sewn into them; the Stations of the Cross are to have wooden crosses attached to them; and the mensa (table) of the altar has five crosses cut into it. Furthermore, in each of the seven Sacraments, the Sign of the Cross is mandatory, and the Sign of the Cross is made over 50 times in the Mass itself.

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News

Oregon Parish Flees TEC*Irish Primate Blasts Glasspool Consecration*ABC Irish

Virtue Online - Apr 07, 2010

Oregon Parish Flees TEC*Irish Primate Blasts Glasspool Consecration*ABC amp; IrishMichael Nazir-Ali, who recently stepped down as the 106th Bishop of the Church of England/Diocese of Rochester, speak as a guest at St. Helena#39;s, Beaufort, and morenbsp;raquo;

Upvalley Easter Week services listed

St. Helena Star - Apr 01, 2010

St. Helena Catholic Church. • 2 pm — Stations of the Cross. Follow Jesus#39; journey in Jerusalem from trial to Crucifixion, St. Luke#39;s Episcopal Church,

Area churches announce Easter services

Ultimate Pearland (blog) - Apr 01, 2010

St. Helen#39;s Catholic Church, 2209 Old Alvin Road, has scheduled a 7 pm Mass for Holy Thursday, April 1, with adoration after Mass until midnight in Helena and morenbsp;raquo;

William F. Welch 3d | Comcast engineer, 61 | Philadelphia Inquirer | 04/06/2010

Philadelphia Inquirer - Apr 06, 2010

He then served as an associate priest at St. John-Holy Angels Church and St. Helena Church in Wilmington and taught religion for two years at St. Mark#39;s

Catholics begin observance of the most sacred days of the Christian year

Catholic San Francisco - Mar 24, 2010

The Money TimesThe Catholic Church is about to enter into the most sacred days of the Christian year, during which Catholics immerse themselves in the events that have Religion in brief for March 27, 2010all 395 news articlesnbsp;raquo;

Friends remember Rudy Papale

St. Helena Star - Apr 01, 2010

Savidge, who used the earthquake line on Tuesday during a visitation at St. Helena Catholic Church, was a regular at the Wednesday night poker game where

St. Helena Police Log

St. Helena Star - Apr 03, 2010

1206 — An officer had lunch with students at St. Helena Catholic School. 1326 — Public Works found a wallet. Its owner will pick it up at the PD.