Sacramental grace can carry you throughout the years. This past Sunday was First Holy Communion at my parish. As the priest called the nine little souls to approach the altar, one particular girl, Lucy, stood out. Whether her excitement and enthusiasm was because she was in front of the crowd or because she was about to [...]
The Easter season always gives me a sense of renewal and rejuvenation. Not only is the Catholic celebration of Jesus’ resurrection a central component of our faith, but the Easter season also brings with it a feeling of new life and a spiritual “fresh start”. This Easter, our son’s first, brought to mind his Baptism. [...]
Last week I published a post called “5 Tips That Will Change The Way You Think About Confession.” Overall it had great reviews. It resonated with how a lot of people feel about the sacrament. A woman wrote an email to me lamenting the fact that her sister had actually had a really bad experience [...]
Fall is in the air in southern Minnesota. Farmers are beginning their harvest and the first frost has fallen. There is a beautiful chill in the air, leaves are beginning to change, and pumpkin spice is everywhere. It’s a good time to be in Minnesota. This past weekend, my husband and I decided to go [...]
The curly-haired woman with the bright orange shirt looks up, gently plays a chord on her guitar, and for the third time this morning, kills a little piece of my soul. Ooooohhhhhhhh Suuuuusssssaaannnnaaaa!!! Doooonnncha cryyy foooorrrr mmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!! Children’s singers are absolutely merciless. And I dislike, nay, I detest, this video. My little boy, Arthur, is entranced. [...]
Since I’ve lived alone, I’ve been trying to establish routines that will help my physical and emotional health. I try to run/exercise three times a week, go grocery shopping once a week, eat healthy, get up at the same time everyday, clean my house once a week, meet regularly with friends, etc. (keyword: TRY!) I’ve [...]
Growing up a non-Catholic in a very anti-Catholic South made for some strange opinions about Catholicism. I remember writing a poem once in junior high that was ostensibly about how all the trappings and “works” of Catholicism don’t hide the spiritual desperation of a life lived without being saved. The poem was actually about how [...]
Q. How do you pronounce “ignitum”? A. Well, you have some options. The Romans would have said ig-NEE-toom. In church, we’d say “in-YEE-toom.”
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