Depending on God for Everything
In which I learn that I cannot, in fact, interpret Mass on my own.
Through My Fault, Through My Fault, Through My Most Grevious Fault
Earlier in the week, I re-posted a piece about the power of taking part in the reading of the Passion Gospel on Palm Sunday. Since it’s Good Friday, I thought I’d share this video; though it takes place on a Palm Sunday, today is a good day to remember what happened on this day almost…
Post from the Past: Accusing Myself
Why do we read the Passion narratives, and is there a benefit to having the entire parish read it together?
Post from the Past: Christ My King
Originally posted on Domestic Vocation:
Yesterday was the Solemnity of Christ the King, a fairly new feast for the Church. The Feast of Christ the King was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925 as an antidote to secularism, a way of life which leaves God out of man’s thinking and living and organizes his…
Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover
When we’re on vacation visiting family, we make sure we attend Mass at the ugliest church in town.
God Only Knows
“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.” ― Corrie ten Boom It’s the last day for Jennifer Fulwiler’s 7 for 7 Challenge, and I was stumped when it came to a topic today. Until I went to Mass, that is. It’s been less than a year since I wrote about our…
Gifts I Don’t Deserve
We try to read the Scripture for Mass before we arrive at church. Sometimes this means we’re on the way in the car when it happens, which is what happened this past Sunday. But usually we at least look it over so that Mass isn’t the first time we encounter the readings. It gives you…
Accusing Myself
This past Sunday was Palm Sunday, sometimes also called Passion Sunday. At Mass, we read the Passion according to Saint Luke (Luke 22:14-23:56). When I was a girl, I both loved and dreaded Palm Sunday. I loved having palms, getting them blessed, and hearing the Passion read from the Gospel. But at the same time,…
Busy Holy Spirit
Barb’s post on Baptism reminded me that I wanted to mention how busy the Holy Spirit was at our parish yesterday. We had a Baptism at 9:00 Mass with two First Communions, plus another child received First Commuion at another Mass over the weekend. It was really awesome, too! Only thing missing was Confirmation, and…
I ♥ the Easter Vigil
The Easter Vigil is my FAVORITE Mass of the year! And it is the central Mass of the year, as well. I’ve been told that the early Church believed that Christ would return in Glory at the Easter Vigil Mass, so they would spend the entire night (sunset to sunrise) in prayer, reading Scripture (our…
