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: About Women and the Priesthood
Month: February 2015
Wednesday’s Woman: St. Jeanne de Valois
The Basics: Born April 23, 1464, in France; died February 4, 1505 in France; canonized May 28, 1950, by Pius XII; feast day, February 4. Queen, woman religious. The Story: Jeanne was just twelve when her father, King Louis XI of France, arranged her marriage to the Duke of Orleans, a distant cousin. But after the couple had been… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Jeanne de Valois
“Talitha, Koum”
Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. She was dead, the synagogue official’s daughter described in Mark 5. Everyone knew it. And perhaps more than a few people wondered why Jesus along the way stopped long enough to… Continue reading “Talitha, Koum”
Returning Catholics FAQs: What to Call a Priest
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: What to Call a Priest