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 last day of ordinary time for weeks and weeks and weeks. Are you ready? I’m not. Lent is sneaking up on me this year, as it may… Continue reading Of Readiness, Repentance… and Faith
Tag: Ash Wednesday
Returning Catholics FAQs: Ash Wednesday
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: Ash Wednesday
Favorite Liturgical Season?
It’s hard to believe Lent is just around the corner, I suppose because it’s so early this year. Lent has always been my favorite liturgical season, even when I was a kid giving up candy bars or TV shows, even in the decades I was away from the Church. Even then, I loved it because… Continue reading Favorite Liturgical Season?
Returning Catholics FAQs: About Sacramentals
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: About Sacramentals