Reflections on Easter
Readings for March 31, 2013: The Resurrection of the Lord, The Mass of Easter Sunday The serpent’s bite was a deadly one. The venom had worked its way…
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On Modesty and Evangelization: 5 Lies We Tell Our Daughters
If we’re going to evangelize, we need to live our faith fully, and we need to teach that faith in our parishes and at home. This includes aspects…
The Sacrament of the New Evangelization
Can there really be such a thing? In all our endeavors and mission, could one sacrament receive such a label? Cardinal Timothy Dolan suggested that it was Reconciliation…
Training for the Solo Encounter
After we pass thorough Holy Week the Church shares its ultimate triumph and has done so for over two thousand years. We celebrate Easter with community, family, friends,…
When Evangelism Fails
Part of being an evangelist is feeling the sting of when evangelism fails. You have done your best to share the faith with others, but your efforts fall…
Passion Sunday
Readings for March 24, 2013: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Catholics seem preoccupied with the sufferings of Christ–The Crucifix, the sorrowful Mysteries, the Stations of the Cross. …
Random Acts of Kindness
As Christians, we are encouraged to ‘give rather than to receive’. Many of us follow those words of encouragement and give to charity or offer our services to…
Continuing to Learn our Faith as Adults
I’m sort of a convert to the Catholic faith. I was baptized Catholic, but never raised in the Church. As an adult, I connected with more and more…
A Glimpse of Joy at the Foot of the Cross
Every once and a while I have a tough day, a difficult weekend, or week that leaves me wanting to curl up in a cave and never come…
Enough Already!
It’s time to grow up. Really. That means having standards. I don’t just mean the kind of standards that you quietly keep to yourself so as not to…