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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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,…
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. …
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…
Grace for the Taking
Readings for March 17, 2013: Fifth Sunday of Lent It really looked like the end of the road for her. Caught in the act of a capital crime,…
From Science to Salvation
Albert Einstein derived the formula E = mc² over a century ago. I love this equation…it’s easier to understand than you might guess. E is energy; m is mass…
Reconciliation and the Prodigal Son
Readings for March 10, 2013: Fourth Sunday of Lent “For our sakes God made him who did not know sin to be sin, so that in him we…
Four Tests for Discerning False Prophets
Archbishop Chaput recently referred to the commentary following Benedict XVI’s resignation as a “lava flow.” I have other, less kind, ways to describe most of what has been…
Five Legacies of Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI has officially stepped down from the Chair of Peter. He is the first pope to do so in many centuries. His time as pope was…
Tis the Season of Exorcisms
Contrary to popular Hollywood portrayals, the season of exorcisms isn’t centered on Halloween—it’s right now, happening at a parish near you, this Lent. Even though I grew up…