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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.80

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre

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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 14 months ago

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Passion Sunday

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Passion Sunday is the sixth and last Sunday of Lent and the Sunday before Easter. This is the Sunday on which palms are distributed to the congregation in most Christian churches and, because of the... published 14 months ago

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A Trip to Apple Annie's to Pick Apples

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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

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Faith and Religion

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Faith involves an act of will in which a person chooses to believe something without having absolute proof. Many decisions in life are based upon faith. A young person putting money aside for retirement is... published 2 months ago

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Why the Date of Easter Changes Each Year

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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 14 months ago

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We Three Kings of Orient Are – A Carol for Epiphany

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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 4 months ago

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Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

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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 5 months ago

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Advent Wreath

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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 18 months ago

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Advent

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Advent is the period for Christians (especially those in the Catholic, Anglican and some Orthodox Churches) to prepare for Christmas. The first day of Advent, which is always on a Sunday, is the spiritual... published 18 months ago

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Lady in Blue

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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 14 months ago

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