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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
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Spring is coming. The unusually beautiful weather that we’ve enjoyed is an early promise of the new life of spring. This promise of new life is also reflected in the season of Lent which began last Wednesday. Far from being … Continue reading
Something happens at baptism. We cannot empirically prove it. You cannot run an MRI or a CT and tell the difference between the baptized and the nonbaptized. The water will dry, the candle is put out. The white garments will … Continue reading
Last time, we contemplated the question, “Why did Jesus get baptized?” We continue our contemplation by wondering what the phrase “to fulfill all righteousness” means. Matthew 3:13-15 “Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized … Continue reading
As we prepare for the Easter Sacraments, let us reflect on the first Sacrament that all Christians have partaken: BAPTISM We will engage in a three part discussion about the Sacrament of Baptism: Part I: Why did Jesus get baptized? … Continue reading
So what’cha doing for Lent? Praedicare will provide a plethora of theological enjoyment–we hope–as the season of preparation commences. Every Sunday, we hope to publish Father Michael’s “Our Pastor’s Corner” (which is also available every Sunday in the bulletin). Every … Continue reading
Whatcha doin’ for Lent? In the last three years, Ash Wednesday snuck up behind me like the small, annoying, snappy dog. “Wait a minute—it’s when?” I mean, stupid me, it’s not as if Lent doesn’t happen every year, or something. … Continue reading