Why Doesn’t the Holy Spirit Have a Face?
I don’t know if you were like me growing up, but I had a hard time wrapping my mind around the nature of the Holy Spirit. I knew…
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Liturgy: What’s the Point?
“So, about that liturgy of yours…” Sometimes the transcendence of a Eucharistic liturgy can get a little blurry. A bad microphone that makes the lector’s proclamation of Scripture…
Are YOU Feeding His Sheep?
Readings for April 14, 2013: Third Sunday of Easter On many occasions I’ve heard non-Catholics object to the papacy. Often, they say something like this: “I just can’t…
Faith: Substance and Evidence
We are halfway through the Year of Faith which began October 2012 and ends November 2013. During the last few months, our faith has certainly been challenged and,…
Transsubstati-what?
I can read something in the Bible a hundred times and still bump into something new. For example, on Palm Sunday I was browsing Luke’s Gospel before Mass…
The Need for More Creed
“They will know we are Christians by our love,” as the song goes. Or as Jesus put it, “By this all men will know that you are my…
Making the Case for Sacred Tradition
I often have an overzealous detachment from tangible objects. Whether they are books, children’s toys, décor, or clothes, I find myself almost instinctively letting go of any item…
What Does Mercy Have to Do with Easter?
Readings for April 7, 2013: Divine Mercy Sunday (Second Sunday of Easter) Several years ago, the Catholic Church designated the Sunday after Easter as “Divine Mercy Sunday.” That…
Putting Art in Its Place
This Lent instead of giving something up, I decided to add something huge to my spiritual life. I decided to try to tackle reading as much of the…
Pope Francis: What’s in a Name?
On April 16, 1210, Pope Innocent III had an audience with a beggar. This beggar travelled long and far by foot to see the Holy Father. But the…