Tag Archive: Symbol

Dec 22

Candy for Jesus

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Can candy really help us think of the meaning of Jesus?  Why not? One of the most used and well known symbols of Christmas is the Candy Cane.  This simple hard sugar, read and white candy, shaped like a shepherd’s hook is full of Christian meaning.  As we enter the Christmas season I see candy …

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Feb 17

“Remember, thou art dust…”

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Today is Ash Wednesday, but many people (including many Catholics) are not sure why it is that we march into church and stand in line to have someone else rub dirt on our foreheads.  Why do you do it? I mean that question seriously.  Why do you participate in this ancient rite of ashes on …

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