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  • March 2008

    • Holy Week With the Homeless

      Austin American-Statesman  |  Mar 23, 08 12:52 PM CDT

      Holy Week With the Homeless

      (Newser) - In an effort to follow in the steps of Jesus, seven prosperous Austin men spent part of Holy Week this year living in a park in downtown Austin, Texas, with the homeless. The "street retreat' is led by Alan Graham, co-founder of a national organization that ministers to the homeless called Mobile Loaves & Fishes. More »

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      homeless  • Austin  • Easter  • Holy Week

  • February 2008

    • St. Patty's, Holy Week Collide

      Boston Globe  |  Feb 21, 08 4:14 PM CST

      St. Patty's, Holy Week Collide

      (Newser) - This year’s calendar sees St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) falling during the week preceding Easter, which has caused most organizers to move parades forward to avoid forcing Irish Catholics to choose between heritage and the church's Holy Week, the Boston Globe reports. South Boston planners, however, refused to reschedule the parade, which is still set for March 16, or Palm Sunday. More »

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      Boston  • Holy Week  • St. Patrick's Day  • Palm Sunday  • Irish Catholics

  • April 2007

    • Chavez Decrees Dry Holy Week

      Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 4, 07 9:48 AM CDT

      Chavez Decrees Dry Holy Week

      (Newser) - No Easter imbibing, decrees Venezuelan president and socialist icon Hugo Chavez. Chavez has instituted a Holy Week liquor ban in restaurants to combat the hundreds of drunk driving deaths that occur during holidays in Venezuala. While some citizens applaud his boldness, others say they cannot follow their fearless leader quite this far. More »

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      alcohol  • Venezuela  • Hugo Chavez  • drunk driving  • Easter  • socialism  • Holy Week  • prohibition

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