Worship and Sacraments
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What is your relationship to the ‘stuff’ of your life? 18th Sunday C ’19
Marie Kondo is a Japanese born woman who lives in Los Angeles, CA. Apparently, from a young age, she was obsessed with straightening things up. And while her classmates would be out at recess, she would be in the classroom, straightening up the book shelves. (And I am like, “Who gives up recess for anything…
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Tips for Taking Children to Mass
Bringing little children to Mass can be a challenge. Here are some tips to help kids (and parents!) with passing on the faith
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Do you ever want to skip some parts of the “Lord’s Prayer”? 17th Sunday Year C
A priest friend of mine tells the story of these elderly Italian sisters, who have long gone on to their final reward. He said by the time he met them, these two sisters basically did two things in their lives: bicker; and pray the Rosary.
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Martha or Mary? Whom do you resemble most often? 16th Sunday C 2019
I have always been a Martha. I make no bones about it. Given the choice between mingling with the guests and being in the back serving/cooking, I will always choose being in the back.
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Do you ever treat the Eucharist as fast food? Corpus Christi ’19
I am not a huge fan of McDonalds. Or Hardees. Or Burger King. Or any one of the hundreds of fast food places one can go to. I get that it is convenient. I know that one guy lost a ton of weight on a Subway Sandwich diet. I know for soccer moms and dads…
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Have you ever intentionally burned your bridges behind you? 13th Sunday C 19
Generally, when people speak of those who have burned their bridges behind them, it is not a good thing. It means they have angered, hurt or insulted someone to such a degree that there is no going back in the relationship.