Recently, I facilitated a retreat for the first time. The sponsors and the attendees were all such kind people (and constructive in their critiques; I hadn’t prepared enough content,
Category: Catholicism
The Day When Everyone’s Catholic
If March 17 is the day when everyone’s Catholic, Ash Wednesday is the day when everyone’s Catholic. Your New Year’s resolutions haven’t worked out so well? Here’s another opportunity to give up wine, chocolate, or junk TV for six weeks.
Leaving… and Coming Full Circle
I recently was asked to help out with a couple of editing projects at the place I was baptized, confirmed, and made my First Communion–St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I was humbled, and of course I said yes. I’m hoping to be there when the new altar is installed later this year. It’ll… Continue reading Leaving… and Coming Full Circle
Lo, How a Rose ‘Ere Blooming
Tomorrow will mark five years since I returned to full communion with the Catholic Church after more than thirty years away. Below is an excerpt from something I wrote about that beautiful day: I’d never been a Christmas Catholic.