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3 Hard Beatitudes from the Holy Land: Poor in spirit, meek, clean of heart

June 9, 2015 · Richard Sontag
Three Hard Beatitudes: Poor in spirit, meek, clean of heart. Today’s Gospel: Mt. 5:1-12 It’s a truism among priests, and people who preach regularly, that after you’ve made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, as several of us did a few weeks ago, every single
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Jericho: 10K year-old tower sets world record as oldest tower on earth & tallest until 2650 B.C.

May 26, 2015 · Richard Sontag
(The Zionsville Current) Jericho, in the Palestinian Territories, is best known as the city where Joshua “fit the battle” and the “walls come tumblin’ down.” Archaeologists cannot confirm that famous Biblical story, but did unearth a tower that held a world’s record for more than
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Tekton pilgrim writes for local Catholic paper: ‘A perfect pilgrimage to the Holy Land’

March 10, 2015 · R R
March 6, 2015 (The Criterion) Reflection / Daniel Conway The next time the Archdiocese of Indianapolis advertises a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, don’t hesitate. Don’t think about it, discuss it with family and friends, or pray about it at length. Say a quick prayer
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Archbishop Tobin on the Pilgrimage

February 20, 2015 · R R
This week, Archbishop Tobin writes a bit about the pilgrimage to the Holy Land in his weekly column: To view photos of his Catholic archdiocesan Holy Land pilgrimage on Pinterest, click here. Our Lenten journey, a pilgrimage of hope Archbishop Joseph W. TobinThis is the
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Archbishop Tobin (Indianapolis) leads group on Holy Land Pilgrimage with Tekton Ministries

February 11, 2015 · R R
Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin is leading an archdiocesan pilgrimage from Indianapolis to the Holy Land from February 4-15, 2015 with Tekton Ministries.  Traveling with a large group of pilgrims is Natalie Hoefer of the archdiocesan staff.  Tekton always encourages its pilgrims to share photos and reflections
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