Readings for June 2, 2013: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ The Catholic Church teaches the doctrine of transubstantiation, namely, that in the Eucharist, the communion wafer and the altar wine are transformed and really…
Is the Eucharist REALLY the Body of Christ?
Celebrating the Eucharist, Again
The feast of Corpus Christi, or in more modern terms the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, was introduced into the Church calendar in the mid 1200’s to give the Eucharist special recognition outside of the solemn remembrance of…
Preaching with Words
Do you preach? You might reply, “I just live my life and people can see that I’m Catholic. That’s enough. Actions speak louder than words, you know…” Fair enough. But what about when someone’s misrepresenting the Catholic faith? Or, asking…
The “isms” of our time
A few weekends ago I went on retreat at our local retreat center. One of the talks focused on the obstacles to being Church. The priest named what he considered the three root causes: individualism, with relativism embodied in it,…
Do All Dogs Go to Heaven?
“Where do animals go when they die?” It is easy to dismiss this question as a young child’s curiosity, but not the business of serious religious thought. But I don’t think that we should be dismissive of the question. Many…
The Place of Beauty
With the spotlight on the Pope drama, once again, we see the media focusing on the workings of the Church. We have all heard the dissenters. Why doesn’t that Catholic Church sell the “fancy stuff” they have? Why do they need all…
Learning 21 Ways to Worship (& a Giveaway)
In a brief review of Vinny Flynn’s 7 Secrets of the Eucharist, I wrote that it is a “conversational and easy read that is in no way light in weight,” one that “feels like a passionate conversation… rather than a theology…
Is Trinity Sunday Relevant?
Readings for May 26, 2013: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Many are ready to give a polite nod of some sort to Jesus of Nazareth. Most honor him as a great moral teacher. Many even confess him as…
The Fabric of Christianity
As I look around me, day-to-day, I see the secularist world slowly taking a strangle hold on society. It seems wherever we turn, we find that our religious freedoms are being eroded. The interesting thing is that though some of…
10 Ways to Get Involved in the Pro-Life Movement
As I watched the horrific trial of Dr Kermit Gosnell unfold, I was sickened. How can something like this happen in our world? When I lay down to sleep, graphic images from the babies aborted flash through my mind. I…