Month: March 2016
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Holi – Festival of Colors
Over one billion persons in the world are Hindus. We have wonderful friends right in our neighborhood who came to the US from India. This past weekend we joined them at the Houston Holi. Holi means “colors” and that is what this festival is best known for: People throwing colored cornstarch at each other. It…
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Palm Sunday – Entering Holy Week
We have been strolling through Lent by walking at different venues for the past six weeks. The final of our strolls will take place during church on Palm Sunday. This Sunday is truly all about walking. It marks Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, that is: it marks the transition of the Jesus movement from Galilee (northern…
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Firearms in the Sanctuary
Saint Francis does not want weapons in this veterinary clinic A photo posted by @revhaas on Jan 27, 2016 at 1:36pm PST As an Army Chaplain I do not have a choice: When we conduct chapel services in the field there are weapons all around us. Force protection never stops. In the Army everybody with…