Hosanna--Please Deliver Us!
For the believers who greeted Jesus, Palm Sunday was a day of joyous celebration–their long-awaited King was about to take over the world!
Palm Sunday is here. The image in my mind for this day is one of happy people waving palm branches and laying down their cloaks on the dusty road in front of Jesus as He enters Jerusalem on a colt. For the believers who greeted Jesus, it was a day of joyous celebration–their long-awaited King was about to take over the world!
The story is recounted in all four Gospels. Here is Mark’s version (11:1-10):
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, 2 saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 3 If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.’"
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Humans: A Testament to Being Made in God's Image
Genesis 1:27 (NIV)
"So God created mankind in his own image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them."
Cabrini-A Generational Heroine
Mother Cabrini was not the typical saint provided there is such a profile. Saints are Asian, Black, Indian, White, men and women.
When Hollywood produces a film about Italian Americans, it usually is of a certain vintage and the purveyors of such art are usually their descendants. In a change of pace, enter the talented duo of director Alejandro Monteverde and screenwriter Rod Barr who collaborated last year on the highly acclaimed Sound of Freedom, one of the most successful independent films ever. A feat difficult to match let alone top but their film Cabrini is poised to do just that opening in over 3,000 theaters nationwide. READ MORE…
The Attack On Qualified Immunity: Part 2
Judges wield a great deal of power and discretion in the system laid out in our Constitution, though not all of their power, such as judicial review, is spelled out precisely. From the magistrate level on up, judicial officials have great discretion in determining probable cause to issue search and arrest warrants, setting bail (if statute currently permits bail to be required), dismissing or proceeding with cases, admitting or excluding evidence, determining guilt or innocence in non-jury criminal trials, and issuing sentences for those convicted, to name just a few. At each of junctures, there are many opportunities for a judge, operating “under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia” to subject, or cause to be subjected “any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws”, yet common law and the original statute, as well as subsequent decisions have exempted judges from such suits. READ MORE…
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