Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. The good old days, the glory days, if you will. Life was easier then, when we were younger, healthier, prettier or more handsome. The weather was better, and… Continue reading Walking the Walk
Month: June 2015
Returning Catholics FAQs: Recurring Sins
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: Recurring Sins
Of Abundance and Need
Note: Every six weeks or so, I’ll be writing on Sundays as well as Tuesdays at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. When we pray over and contemplate today’s second reading from 2 Corinthians 8:14 (… As a matter of equality, your abundance at the… Continue reading Of Abundance and Need
Wednesday’s Woman: St. Vincenza Gerosa
The Basics: Born October 29, 1784, in Italy; died June 20, 1847, in Italy; canonized May 18, 1950, by Pius XII; feast day, June 28. Social worker, woman religious. The Story: They were different, Caterina Genosa and Bartolomea Capitanio. When they met in 1824, Caterina was forty, blessed with wealth but with no immediate family members still… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Vincenza Gerosa