Dancing with the Devil
Some may have taken note of the Satanic goings-on in the world at large. In particular there have been a number of news stories about the large Baphomet…
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Tag: faith formation
Just a Dozen
If you are at all familiar with current culture you know that as far as our cultural values go, more is better! We have seen the quantities of…
Mandatory – Be Gone
A list of synonyms for the word mandatory includes compulsory, obligatory, requisite, binding, fixed, and set. It is a strong word, not to be used lightly and certainly…
How Do You Stand?
So here it is, mid-Lent. Are you having one of those “déjà vu” moments where you wake up and realize that you haven’t really been paying attention to…
Can Evangelization Happen at a Parent Meeting?
Before you get too far into reading this post, I want to tell you there is no answer to that question here. At least not yet. However, there…
You Never Know
As a parish employee I try my best to always remember that I never know what people are carrying inside of them and that my mission is to…
The Luckiest Man in the Bible
In our all too self-centered society, the attraction of “personal drama” and “woe is me” thinking is pervasive. Every public figure and celeb has some mega-emotional story of…
Breath
I’ve been retired a while now and have been moved to the place where I am constantly reading and seeking all of the “natural” points of view about health. …
Fire Water
Of the vast palette of human emotion, there is one visceral reaction that is completely uncontrollable and often times unexplainable: tears. Not the tears borne of physical pain…
Lousy Parents and the Case for Unkempt Souls
Around St. Blog’s recently, we’ve looking at the “What’s wrong with catechesis?” problem, and the refrain that is not news to anyone is, “What do we do with…