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Deacon Peter

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March 29th 2014
Today started with Mass on Calvary, we climbed some very steep steps from near the tomb to the top of the hill of Calvary where Msgr. Foynes celebrated Mass. Needless to say it was really moving. After mass I knelt and reverenced the spot where the cross stood and there is now a square hole in the stone. Making the sign of the cross afterward was a sensation I’ll never forget and a esture I’ll ... read more

Middle East » Israel » West Bank » Jericho

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Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more