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. And then, it was … done. Or was it? Pope Francis boarded Shepherd One Sunday night and headed back to the Vatican with thousands of miles under his… Continue reading Defend Us in Battle
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Anniversaries, Stories, and #popeindc
So I’m going to the canonization Mass tomorrow. And I still am totally stunned… and totally grateful. The way I got the ticket was 100% God. It wasn’t because I write about things Catholic, including two books about women saints and ongoing contributions to a major devotional, Living Faith. It was because my parish of two thousand… Continue reading Anniversaries, Stories, and #popeindc
No Ordinary Time Here
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 mother of Jesus and his brothers came to him but were unable to join him because of the crowd. He was told, “Your mother and your brothers… Continue reading No Ordinary Time Here
Compromise? Not Necessarily. Love? Absolutely.
Contention. It surrounds us. Whether it’s the upcoming elections or who should be quarterbacking our favorite football team or how the ebola situation is being handled, everyone’s got an opinion. Then, of course, there’s the recent Church extraordinary synod on the family. In all these instances, it sometimes seems the louder and more stridently we… Continue reading Compromise? Not Necessarily. Love? Absolutely.