“Certain signs point to a weakening in the sense of mystery in those very liturgical celebrations that should be fostering that sense. It is, therefore,
Following the continuation from What Evangelical Catholics Can Learn from Protestants… Protestants don’t typically acknowledge any of the Sacraments except for the older denominations. Though they
“There is no salvation outside the church” What a frightful assertion. You have probably heard it, but do you know where it comes from? This
This coming Sunday is the Baptism of Jesus, which one of the most confusing topics for Christians. We have Jesus, the Man-God, a person of
I got a neat book for Christmas called Treason, published by Sophia Institute Press and written by Dena Hunt. I was doubly interested in this book:
It was a debate, a debate that dominated my prayer the night before, my getting ready the day of, and the drive there on that
Flecte quod est rigidum. I write inspirational quotes on the dry-erase board in the servers’ sacristy at my parish in illuminated calligraphy whenever I have
As always Father Robert Barron displays a masterful command of his subject matter in the latest documentary and study from Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.
A friend of mind had just learned of my decision to join the Catholic faith. He was nice about it, that is, he didn’t give me
The title is a Facebook status that one of my friends once posted. When I saw it, I thought she was asking for prayers because
To receive Communion… that is the question. I was recently confronted about this, at a parish I
The various recent interviews and op-eds by Pope Francis—and the subsequent misinterpretations thereof—have given me reason to ponder a pair of related questions. Would
I have been nerding out since I discovered that archive.org has digitized the 1912 edition of the Decreta Authentica Sacræ Congregationis Rituum, which contains all 4,284
3 Lessons and 2 Tips is a series of interviews on my blog in which some of my favorite people (and probably some of yours)
In light of yesterday’s feast, the Exaltation of the Cross (September 14), it seems appropriate to reflect on the cross. Specifically, I’d like to focus
Someone close to me, who left the Catholic Church a long time ago, recently said something along the lines of, “I just got to a point where I
We had cried Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord, God of Hosts and knelt in profound reverence. Our presider, an Ugandan priest, declaimed the Eucharistic prayer in
You probably did not miss Pope Francis’ recommendation that bishops should smell like their sheep. What may have been missed is the universal call to
Eastern Christians often refer to the area behind the iconostasis as the “Holy Place.” We Latins prefer to call it the Sanctuary. Our separated brethren
Reverence (noun): a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration. Reverence has always been a topic of discussion for me and a
I didn’t choose my patron saint, she choose me. It was a breezy spring afternoon at wrap up week for National Evangelization Teams (NET) Ministries. Hanging
