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Ah... my coffee Lenten fast is over at last! After giving up coffee for Lent, John Arnold explains his love for the stuff, and how it has changed for him down the years "Then, Id say in the mid 60s, the big revolution when Maxwell House came on the scene." Picture: istock John Arnold JUST less than an hour to go now until the coffee break! The night before Ash Wednesday, pancake Tuesday seems a long time ago now, actually its more than forty days. So since then not a sup, not a taste of coffee...

Letter #12 2021, Friday, April 2: Good Friday Letter #12 2021, Friday, April 2: Good Friday     I send this Letter on Good Friday, when we recall the passion and death of Jesus on the cross.     I just received a letter from a reader and old friend: “Keep writing! Keep challenging us! You are a voice crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord!’ Thank you to you and your team! Blessings to you this Easter!”     So on this Good Friday, 2021, my thoughts ...

Dear Editor: The lessons of Easter—redemption and renewal in a pandemic Thursday 7 January 2021 Wednesday 4 November 2020 Friday 26 February 2021 Dear Editor: The lessons of Easter—redemption and renewal in a pandemic “[…] The Easter message says ‘Yes we Can!’ There can be redemption and renewal! We can find our way out of the pandemic, though it will take time and patience.  “The more troubling problem is not the medical challenge of keeping people safe and alive; it is how do w...

Amid the level of insecurity and challenges facing the country, former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has urged Nigerians to pray for the peace and unity of the country. Atiku said Nigeria would overcome its challenges when citizens emulate Jesus Christ by having a heart of forgiveness. The former Vice President made the remark in his Easter message to Nigerians. Atiku urged Nigerians to unite against the country’s challenges like most advanced co...

Sursa foto: wall-street.ro Romanians will have 15 legal days off next year, according to the Labour Law, but only seven will be during the week compared to 11 in 2020, according to AGERPRES. Legal holidays in 2021 are as follows: * 1 and 2 January - Friday and Saturday; * January 24 (Day of the Union of Romanian Principalities) - Sunday; * April 30 (Good Friday); * 2 - 3 May (first and second day of Holy Easter) - Sunday and Monday; * June 1 (Childrens Day) - Tuesday; * 20 and 21 June (first an...

And often, I call on a few saints and near-saints to help me do this. I invite you to join me. With their aid, we can clear our hearts of the clutter of our failed commitments, fallen inclinations, and sinful decisions. Reflecting on their words (which, in some cases, have been slightly adapted), we can open our hearts to receive the Lord Jesus, who loves us and wants to come to us afresh. He Does This for Me! St. Gregory Nazianzen, a fourth-century theologian and Father of the Church, urges u...

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