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: Hysterectomies and Vasectomies
Month: August 2015
One Is Too Many….
If you look closely at the photo, you can see it, one of the compulsions I struggle the most to control. I chew my cuticles. My successful moments in combatting this nasty habit come when I remember this: Don’t take the first bite. Because, you see, I am lost if I chew that first cuticle.… Continue reading One Is Too Many….
Wednesday’s Woman: St. Nonna
The Basics: Born in the fourth century in Turkey; died about 374 in Turkey; canonized pre-congregation; feast day, August 5. Wife and mother. The Story: If ever there was a mother who had an impact on her family’s faith life, it was Nonna. Raised by Christian parents, she was given in marriage to Gregory of Nazianzus, the… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Nonna
Saying Yes
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. It was the year 30 or so when Peter got out of the boat and walked on water. It didn’t work for long, of course, as he then… Continue reading Saying Yes