John B. Manos

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Holy Week: Second Visit (Audio)

Meditations and Spiritual Readings for each day of Holy Week compiled by Fr. Richard F. Clarke SJ. 

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Holy Week: Visit 1 (Audio)

https://media.blubrry.com/bellarmineforumfootnote/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/x3k43k/BF_Holy_Week__First_Visita6wuc.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadMeditations and Spiritual Readings for each day of Holy Week compiled by Fr. Richard F. Clarke SJ.   See post here:

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Holy Week: Maundy Thursday (Audio)

Meditations and Spiritual Readings for each day of Holy Week compiled by Fr. Richard F. Clarke SJ. 

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Holy Week: Spy Wednesday (Audio)

Meditations and Spiritual Readings for each day of Holy Week compiled by Fr. Richard F. Clarke SJ. 

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Holy Week: Holy Tuesday (Audio)

Meditations and Spiritual Readings for each day of Holy Week compiled by Fr. Richard F. Clarke SJ.

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Holy Week: Holy Monday (Audio)

Meditations and Spiritual Readings for each day of Holy Week compiled by Fr. Richard F. Clarke SJ.

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Holy Week: Palm Sunday (Audio)

Audio for the Little Book for Holy Week, meditations and spiritual readings compiled by Fr. Richard F. Clarke SJ

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BFP Women Priests? “No Jesuit Sources, please,” says China

The solution to women priests; Women Priests, Inclusive Language was from the US Bishops (ICEL); Selecting Pronouns; Nat. Cath Reporter is the epitome of all insanity; Fordham University advertising to women priests; announcements; China wants to stop the destruction of their young boys; and, China appears to have removed the role of the Pope in selecting bishops for China… “No Jesuit Source, please”. and why AMDG?

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Ash Wednesday 2021: The One Thing that Gets People to Run to Church, and they Ruin It

Tell me any other day of the year that has no obligation to attend Mass that gets as high an attendance as Ash Wednesday? The success of Ash Wednesday to create favorable desire to go to Church should be lauded, right? So popular is it, that other denominations have been imitating it and having their…

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Sexagesima Signals Serious Sacrifice Soon

“Unless you do penance, you shall all perish.” Lent is a season of penance, yet try and find anyone that says that these days… prepare for a good lent this year!

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