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…
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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…
Time to Take Action: Lawn Chair Catechism Coming Your Way
You’re all fired up, Jennifer, but what are you planning to do about this? I love to read Catholic stuff. It makes me happy and warm inside, the…
Pentecost: Call to Activate
Readings for May 19, 2013: Pentecost As a teen, I thought the clergy were supposed to do everything. We laity were just called to pray, pay, and obey.…
Giving all to receive Jesus
Ever since I was a small child, I knew in my heart that what happened during Consecration was something beyond this earth, something AWEsome, in the true sense of…
Mary, Our Mother of the Bible
As a born-again Catholic—or as some like to call it, a “revert”—something new upon “coming home,” that had not been a part of my life previously, was a…
Why I’m Catholic: Acts of the Apostles
Why I’m Catholic: Acts of the Apostles When I get asked why I go to a Catholic church or what made me “decide to be Catholic” (which is…
Finding the Excitement in the Ascension
Readings for May 12, 2013: Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord The celebration of the Ascension used to leave me a bit flat. It was clear what…
Meet John of Avila
Last year, on October 7, 2012, Benedict XVI declared St. John of Avila the 34th Doctor of the Church. This was based not only on the saint’s illustrious…
Tough Guys Don’t Pitch Tents
About 30 years ago I read the Norman Mailer novel Tough Guys Don’t Dance. It’s about a son, Tim Madden, who simply will never be as tough a guy…