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. “We have given up everything and followed you.” (Mark 10:28) Peter surely believed that. Of course, he still had his wife, not to mention his mother-in-law. He still… Continue reading “We Have Given Up Everything”
Month: May 2016
Returning Catholics FAQs: About Daily Mass
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 ministry.… Continue reading Returning Catholics FAQs: About Daily Mass
Doughnuts and Ministry
She tapped my shoulder on the way out of the sanctuary, the woman who had been sitting behind me at my parish’s early-morning Pentecost Mass. “You’re the one who knows about women saints, right?” she asked. I nodded. “I came to hear you Thursday night, but I got there late,” she said in an apologetic… Continue reading Doughnuts and Ministry
Wednesday’s Woman: St. Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala
Note: For the next several weeks, I’m featuring women with a connection to the Americas. The Basics: Born April 27, 1878, in Mexico; died June 24, 1963, in Mexico; canonized May 12, 2013, by Pope Francis; feast day, June 24; woman religious. The Story: It was perhaps not a surprise that Maria would have a special relationship… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala