Having said that I do like being able to sit next to my wife again. It is nice to be able to share a look during a reading or a quick squeeze of the hand when the Homily strikes home.
Category Archives: The Mass
Words of Clarity from Cardinal Timothy Dolan
I can’t add much to this, only to say yes! With all my heart Yes! If you have ever wondered why the Catholic Church is so upset about the HHS mandate, this is it.
If you Can Understand Just This One Thing
I really love going to Mass and learning something new. Since I have been trying to reading the readings before Mass because I am often distracted by young children, the Homily is pretty much the only part that I have not heard before. We have been incredibly blessed in that we have found several priestsContinue reading “If you Can Understand Just This One Thing”
Just a quick reminder
I saw this in someone else’s post about the new Mass translation, and I felt it was a great reminder. St. Francis, “Preach the Gospel at all times, when necessary use words.” Have a great weekend folks
Daily Gospel
Jn 21:1-14 Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias.He revealed himself in this way. Together were Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus,Nathanael from Cana in Galilee,Zebedee’s sons, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.”They said to him, “We also will come with you.”SoContinue reading “Daily Gospel”
Easter
I have been meaning to write a post about Easter for a few days now. I had honestly planned to write one before Easter, but well that just didn’t happen. What is done is done so I’m working on it now instead. I wanted to talk about my Easter experience but I think I wantContinue reading “Easter”
In Support of The Priesthood
There is very little I can add to this so I won’t say much other than to say, I support the priests, I hope that at least one of my boys fells called to be a priest, and I hope by posting this that other young men might think of it as well.
A Heart on Fire: Catholic Witness and the Next America
A Heart on Fire: Catholic Witness and the Next America by Charles J. Chaput My rating: 5 of 5 stars I normally would not write a review of an article, but the take away from this one was too much to ignore and let go silently. I did give this article 5 stars and ifContinue reading “A Heart on Fire: Catholic Witness and the Next America”
Two and a Half Homilies
This weekend, because of some rather unusual circumstances I ended up going to Mass three times. Not that I mind, if nothing else by the end of the weekend, I felt like I knew a lot more about the readings than I normally do. Here is the short version of what happened: On Saturday night,Continue reading “Two and a Half Homilies”
A letter from the Pope
I am going to cheat a little today since I have not had a chance to write all day. I am going to post a letter from the Pope to the United States Bishops. Honestly I don’t know what else I could say other than Woohoo. I can’t add much to this. This is DirectContinue reading “A letter from the Pope”
The Great Hites 