Reflections on an Election Year Holy Week

By Ruth Hawley-Lowry
Apr 9, 2009
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"Maundy Thursday" comes from the Latin word mandatum which means "command." This refers to when Jesus said, "A new commandment I have for you, that you love one another" (John 13:34) as he washed h

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