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I've been blessed to also experience the Byzantine Rite during Holy Week and it is so moving. The same but different, and very powerful. We have a beautiful Mother Church.

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Thank for this beautiful reflection.

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I was saying something yesterday about Lent beginning to “wind down,” when I realized, “No!” It ends with a cacophony of energy, sights, and sounds. All crashing into the awe of the Resurrection.

The reflections here are beautiful and add so much depth to what I was thinking. Thank you for opening my eyes to so many more ways of entering into Holy Week than I’d ever considered before.

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So beautiful. Also, really appreciate the very thoughtful questions asked.

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I really love reading the interviews with the bishop, very shareable.

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This bishop is incredible. I know he would never want it, but the Church needs him (and bishops like him).

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Great article. And I love the art of James Tissot.

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Wonderful reflection by Bishop Varden, whose book The Shattering of Loneliness I heartily recommend. Given the statement the Scandinavian bishops just issued, it is surprising but very heartening to see some "light from the North" emerging at this hour.

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Amen, thank you!!

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Credit where credit is due: I stole parts of my Easter-Day homily from this interview.

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Bishop Eric is clearly a light that the Lord is making ready for a renewal of the church more profound than the mess which is quickly being identifiable as with the current offering invoked by Rome

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Let me try to share that link again! Best Mattheus Passion, Bad Toelz boys choir 2017:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QrrdWYh9Hwc

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If Pope Francis wants to make an unexpected choice at the peripheries, I think he could do worse than choosing Bishop Varden as a cardinal. (Though I suspect the good bishop would prefer to demur, as he seems quite sensible.)

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Beautifully awesome and deep. Blessed reading for my Holy Week- thank you!!

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There are times, such as while reading this reflection from Bishop Varden, when I feel like I've been allowed a brief glimpse into the eternal plan of the Almighty. My perspective, so myopic, curved in on itself, and warped, is briefly corrected. If even such a limited view enlivens my will, my mind, and my heart this much, then I can only marvel in hope at what awaits us in God's gracious time. Thank you to the Pillar, as always and a blessed triduum to all!

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