Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. And so, the Presentation in the Temple complete, Luke draws a curtain over the life of the child Jesus, other than to say in today’s Gospel reading that the family returned… Continue reading The Private Life of the Child Jesus
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Returning Catholics FAQs: Why a Crucifix?
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: Why a Crucifix?
In Defense of Living at Warp Speed
Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Timing, as they say, is everything. In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus directs the disciples not to share what Peter has figured out: that Jesus is the Christ. It’s too soon; the… Continue reading In Defense of Living at Warp Speed
Here Comes the Judge
Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. “I’m right, right, right, and you’re wrong, wrong, wrong.” It was the litany of the Rigney household. My brilliant, narcissistic, schizophrenic father must have said it to Mom and the four… Continue reading Here Comes the Judge