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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre - today this area is in the middle of Jerusalem but in the time of Christ this area was outside the city wall.81

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre

by Chuck

According to the Bible, Christ was taken outside Jerusalem to a hill known as Golgotha, or Mt. Calvary as it is referred to now days, and put to death by crucification He was then buried in a nearby burial... published 16 months ago

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Why the Date of Easter Changes Each Year

by Chuck

Why does the date of Easter vary from year to year? The answer to this has to do with history and tradition. If you recall, Jesus and his disciples were Jewish and, as Jews, celebrated the Jewish... published 16 months ago

10 comments    religion holidays easter

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A Trip to Apple Annie's to Pick Apples

by Chuck

About 100 miles southeast of Tucson is the city of Wilcox. Wilcox and the surrounding area sit in a valley that was once an ancient lake. The chief industry is farming and, in the past couple of decades, the... published 2 years ago

3 comments    family travel religion

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Lady in Blue

by Chuck

Every place has its myths and stories from the past. We are told that myths always start with some grain of factual truth and just evolve over time. In some cases the facts and the myth don't diverge that... published 16 months ago

1 comment    religion history southwest

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Advent Wreath

by Chuck

An ancient tradition that is again becoming popular in churches and homes is the Advent Wreath.The tradition of making a circle of evergreen branches into a wreath is a northern European custom that pre-dates... published 2 years ago

1 comment    family religion christmas

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Palm Sunday

by Chuck

Palm Sunday is the sixth Sunday in Lent and the Sunday before Easter. It is celebrated in all major Christian churches - Roman Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox. In popular parlance it is called Palm Sunday... published 16 months ago

2 comments    religion history holidays

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The Story of Silent Night

by Chuck

On December 24th, the day before Christmas, in 1818 the young assistant pastor of St. Nicholas Church in the Austrian village of Oberndorf took a twenty minute walk from the church to the nearby village of... published 2 years ago

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Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

by Chuck

In the calendar of feast days of the Catholic Church, December 12th is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe which is also celebrated as a major religious holiday in Mexico. This date is the anniversary of the... published 7 months ago

4 comments    religion holidays mexico

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We Three Kings of Orient Are – A Carol for Epiphany

by Chuck

As everyone knows, Christmas is both a religious and secular holiday and, while Christmas itself is officially celebrated on a single day - December 25th (or January 7 in churches and communities that still... published 7 months ago

4 comments    religion christmas epiphany

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