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 the Sacraments
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Whoever Loves Me
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 it ends today, this part of ordinary time for the liturgical year. It ends with some sadness and challenge: In the first reading from Genesis 6, God is so… Continue reading Whoever Loves Me
Returning Catholics FAQs: About Confession
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 Confession
St. Mary of Egypt: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Mary of Egypt lived from about 344 to 421, and her feast day is today. It’s said she came to Jerusalem to ply her trade as a prostitute. There, Mary attempted to enter the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, but a force kept her from doing so. After praying with a statue of the… Continue reading St. Mary of Egypt: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections