23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading Isaiah 35:4-7a [4] Say to the fainthearted: Take courage, and fear not: behold your God will bring the…
I had a dream a few months ago where I and three others were standing in a line that was heavenly. We had a code over our heads; one amongst us had a perfect code and the three of us were amazed. Yet we stood in the same line as the perfected code.
Over the last two decades I have been a collector of sin in various ways, only this time around much of the sin was not my own, but the sin of others. Like an accumulation of pain and heartbreak. From disappointments to private isolation, from betrayals to rejections.
See that you all follow the bishop, even as Jesus Christ does the Father, and the presbytery as you would the apostles; and reverence the…
Floods are coming upon the earth, but there is an Ark of God for our time in which we may find rest. The Barque of…
__________________________________________________________________ PART II. CONTAINING SUNDRY COUNSELS AS TO UPLIFTING THE SOUL TO GOD IN PRAYER AND THE USE OF THE SACRAMENTS. __________________________________________________________________ CHAPTER I. The…
The most difficult lesson I have ever learned is, of course, love. All humans crave love. This desire manifests in all sorts of strange ways,…
For a Catholic convert, many challenges and obstacles inevitably arise. Some are predictable, like the protestant pastor who must lay down his calling, or the life-long Christian who is now out-of-step with family and friends. Others suddenly appear just when the road to Rome seems clear. For me, RCIA was one of those obstacles.
I’ve recently picked up the guitar again, so I’ve been working on a few easy songs to add to our family prayer and praise time. These are pretty old and probably familiar to most. Easy for kids to sing and Mom to play! I’ve compiled them into a playlist to share. Check ’em out!
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading Deut 4:1-2, 6-8 Moses exhorteth the people to keep God’s commandments: particularly to fly idolatry. Appointeth three cities…
