Most zebra births take place during rainy months when food is plentiful and herds pause their migrations. Zebra females about to birth depart the herd to locate a sheltered place in taller, thicker vegetation. The many harems of a migratory zebra herd typically graze a short distance away. When curious adults, including the harem stallion, approach a mother and her newborn foal, she becomes alarmed. The mare quickly blocks her baby from viewing the visitor's stripes. This task can be exhausting...
St. Philip Liturgical Choir, Lay Readers, & Extraordinary Ministers, Holy Week is just a few short weeks away. We are never closer to God than we are during Holy Week. The Triduum is the mountaintop we strive to climb. Without the wholehearted commitment of our Liturgical Ministers, we are not giving full glory to God during this week. I am asking all ministers to rise up and answer the call of service during Holy Week. In the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Father Richard Barker +++ Palm Sunday – April 10 @ 8:30 am & 11 am Holy Thursday—Mass of the Lord’s Supper, April 14 @ 7 pm Good Friday—Passion of the Lord, April 15 @ 3 pm Holy Saturday—The Easter Vigil, April 16 @ 8:30 pm Easter Sunday, April 17 @ 8:30 am & 11 am
Just below the south wall of Israel’s Temple Mount is Mount Zion. Ancient Jerusalem was founded on this long and very steep hill. These days it’s a boisterous Palestinian district. In 715 BC, Hezekiah ascended to the throne of Judah, reigning in “David’s City” about 30 years. Widely acknowledged as one of Israel’s three finest kings, he preserved his country’s independence in the face of hostile Assyrian and Babylonian powers. Hezekiah knew well that Jerusalem’s Gihon Springs (Heb. gushing) were outside the city walls. If a besieging army captured this reliable but intermittent water supply, the city would fall by starvation. Something had to be done...