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A Lenten Meditation on Mortality and Hope

A Lenten Meditation on Mortality and Hope

by Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ | Mar 21, 2023 | Lent, Prayers, Spirituality    ~ Approx. 5 mins

I lay in the hospital bed awaiting surgery, watching the clock tick toward the scheduled surgery time. Did time pass so slowly in reality? Alone in the waiting room with nothing to divert my attention for the next half hour, I pondered what lay ahead. This would be my...

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