As followers of Christ, this is the most important week of the year. Beginning with the pageantry and processions of Palm Sunday and ending with the stark quiet of Holy Saturday, the Church gives us an opportunity, through a wide … Continue reading
What does it mean for a Catholic to act well? I would say acting well for a Catholic means to follow one’s conscience in a state of faithful submission to what one honestly believes the teachings of Christ’s church indicate … Continue reading
The sisters of Lazarus sent word to Jesus, saying, “Master, the one you love is ill.” When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she … Continue reading
What is happiness? Modern culture answers this question in many ways, but one popularly reduced answer seems to be the notion that happiness is being free to be yourself. Happiness in the general philosophical tradition of the Church is somewhat … Continue reading
Last week, I encouraged us to view Lent as a forty-day stay in a really good rehabilitation center for our souls – one with the best doctor in existence. I said the first step was to spend time with an … Continue reading
Friday, March 20th 2015 we have a special Lenten Friday musical devotion. Starting at 7:30 pm we have a meditative service of Stations of the Cross which will be followed immediately at8:00 pm by a choral performance of a special … Continue reading
If you read this blog regularly you know that I have been suggesting we see Lent as a really good rehabilitation center for our souls – one with the best doctor in existence. Sin is like a sickness that causes … Continue reading
For most of my life I experienced Lent as a dreary annual punishment. Over the past few years, however, I have come to view Lent in a better way. As I started seeing sin more clearly as something by which … Continue reading
During the month of March, the Young Adults Group will partake of what we are calling an “Almsgiving Project”. All month long, the group will be raising money for the St. Francis Xavier Lay Missionary Society (XLMS), one of my … Continue reading
Last week I suggested we approach Lent as though checking our souls into a really good rehabilitation center – one where the best doctor in existence cares for us. Our acts of penance are sort of like the tasks doctors … Continue reading
