Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Oh, those silly learned people of Jesus’s time. In today’s Gospel reading from Luke 14, a man is suffering, possibly due to swelling in his legs and feet that could be… Continue reading Of Suffering and the Law
Month: October 2014
Returning Catholics FAQs: Why a Crucifix?
On Mondays, I answer questions frequently asked by those considering a return to the Catholic Church. How do I know this stuff? I was away for more than 30 years myself, and am the co-author of When They Come Home: Ways to Welcome Returning Catholics, a book for pastors and parish leaders interested in this… Continue reading Returning Catholics FAQs: Why a Crucifix?
Compromise? Not Necessarily. Love? Absolutely.
Contention. It surrounds us. Whether it’s the upcoming elections or who should be quarterbacking our favorite football team or how the ebola situation is being handled, everyone’s got an opinion. Then, of course, there’s the recent Church extraordinary synod on the family. In all these instances, it sometimes seems the louder and more stridently we… Continue reading Compromise? Not Necessarily. Love? Absolutely.
Wednesday’s Woman: St. Laura of St. Catherine of Siena
The Basics: Born May 26, 1874, in Colombia; died October 21, 1949, in Colombia; canonized May 12, 2013, by Pope Francis; feast day, October 21. Woman religious, teacher. The Story: It was not an easy early life. Laura Montoya y Upegui’s father died in a civil war when she was just two, leaving the family of three… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Laura of St. Catherine of Siena