If you’re a God-fearing, churchgoing person, you know what Palm Sunday and Holy Week, especially Easter Sunday, mean: Overcrowded pews Overcrowded parking lots Dozens of people not sure what they’re supposed to say or do You will be tempted to roll your eyes at them and throw snide remarks at them. If you are
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Lent 2013, Day 30: With a Little Help From Our Friends
Friends say the funniest things. A couple of years ago, my When They Come Home: Ways to Welcome Returning Catholics co-author Anna LaNave and I were doing book-related presentations at the Catholic Information Center in downtown DC. We didn’t prove to be a very big draw, so we
Lent 2013, Day 27: A Confession About Confession
I’m sure the elderly priest whose prodigal son homily I heard on Sunday meant well. But I daresay he hasn’t listened to as many “away” Catholics as I have. Confession. That was his key to any returning Catholic’s rekindling of faith. He urged us all
Lent 2013, Day 26: An Open Letter to the Conclave
Dear Cardinals, I am among the least of your sisters in Christ. I was baptized Catholic, was catechized enough to receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation, the Eucharist, and Confirmation, then