Archive for March, 2010
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A Different Approach to Fasting
Posted on March 31, 2010 | No CommentsFasting has a tendency to be oriented toward things giving up food or television. But there are many other creative ways we can welcome Jesus’ healing touch. Hereunder are some... -
What Fasting and Abstinence Is: When & why do we do it?
Posted on March 30, 2010 | No CommentsWhat does it mean to “fast”? To fast is to do without food. Its purpose is to experience the effects of not eating. It also serves to be a penance... -
How Holy Week Originated
Posted on March 29, 2010 | No CommentsHoly Week is the last week of Lent. Its observances began in Jerusalem in the earliest days of the Church, when devout people traveled to Jerusalem at Passover to reenact... -
Today is Palm Sunday: Exciting Experiences With the “Palaspas”
Posted on March 28, 2010 | No CommentsPalm Sunday 2010 falls on March 28th. In the Catholic and other Christian calendar Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter, the sixth and last Sunday in Lent, and the... -
World’s Oldest Pig Is From Texas
Posted on March 27, 2010 | No CommentsNorth Texas’ Oscar, the Pig, is theworld’s oldest pig as recorded in the Guinnes Book of World Records. At 20 years old, he’s lived an eventful life. His image has... -
Nintendo Launches DSi XL on Sunday
Posted on March 26, 2010 | No CommentsLaunching March 28, the new, extra-large Nintendo DSi XL™ hand-held system features 4.2-inch screens that are 93 percent larger than those on the Nintendo DS™ Lite system. Nintendo DSi XL... -
Consuelo Grifal Mesina: June 7, 1915 – March 23, 2010
Posted on March 25, 2010 | No CommentsConsuelo Grifal Mesina, a nonagenarian, succombed to old age at 4:00 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, March 23, 20l0 in Emerson, New Jersey, U.S.A. She was married to the late Eustaquio... -
It’s Graduation Time
Posted on March 24, 2010 | No CommentsThere are many wonderful milestones in our lives, but a graduation is one of the most important of all of life’s milestones. Whether the graduation is from nursery school, kindergarten,... -
Health Care Bill Approved
Posted on March 23, 2010 | No CommentsWASHINGTON (AP) — Summoned to success by President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Sunday night extending health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and cracking... -
Snow on the First Day of Spring Across Dallas – Fort Worth Area
Posted on March 21, 2010 | No CommentsA strong upper level system moved through North Texas Saturday night and even though the rain and snow has stopped for most parts of Texas, Dallas-Fort Worth area residents woke...