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The Pillar Podcast Ep. 63: Catholic schools, and Ed is not house hunting
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The Pillar Podcast Ep. 63: Catholic schools, and Ed is not house hunting

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Sophomore girls learn shorthand with Sister Harold at Holy Cross Academy in this photo from the 1960s.
A religious sister teaches in a Catholic school. Public domain.

In this episode of The Pillar Podcast, Ed and JD discuss a new Vatican instruction on Catholic schools.

Plus “Palm Sunday Yes or No.”

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Rev. Edward Maxfield's avatar

The papal palm is called a ‘parmureli‘ and there is a whole backstory involving a sailor and the moving of the Vatican obelisk. They come exclusively from some small towns in Liguria. So JD wasn’t that far off, all things told.

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Peter Romens's avatar

Children's passion play, also known as liturgical LARPing.

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Brigida Pittier's avatar

About burning things and Holy Week, in some parts of Venezuela (here I come from) they do "La Quema de Judas. Very colorful, look it up. Also, if I can afford it, I will definitely become a sponsor as long as you guy just keep talking without interruptions. So, how much does that cost?

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