SURROUNDED BY SAINTS
As we Catholics in the United States celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints (either tomorrow or—in some dioceses—today), our pastor preached an excellent homily about the saints. The word “saint,” he...
View ArticleSUFFER (because) THE LITTLE CHILDREN (don’t want) TO COME UNTO ME: When...
IF YOU’RE A PARENT, you know it can happen. Your chubby little Chad can be simply angelic, smiling and blowing kisses all through breakfast, but morph into “Chucky” just as the homily begins.
View ArticleA TRIFECTA OF GRACES: Mary, Mary, and the Good Sisters of Guest House
Yesterday was quite a day! First, it was the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. It’s one of my favorite feasts… but more on that later. Second, for the first time on American soil, a Marian...
View ArticleI LOVE THE PINK CANDLE! The Significance of Gaudete Sunday
How often a good idea finds expression in the rich liturgy and tradition of the Church! GAUDETE SUNDAY is a case in point. The word gaudete (pronounced gow dĕ’ tā)—Latin for “rejoice”—is actually the...
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