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On August 15th of this year, on the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven, the Oklahoma City Civic Center is hosting its second public black mass, in spite of the[Read More…]
I’m all in. As a revert to the Faith whose utterly broken heart and crumbling life were restored, renewed, and completely transformed–through the healing love of Jesus Christ, the mysterious and life-bestowing sacramental life of the[Read More…]
I love the concept of graduality. As a Catechist, it appeals to me to meet people where they are in the journey and help them move towards full communion with the teachings of the Catholic[Read More…]
The other day I was working out at my local gym when I began to notice the various types of participants around me. One man was sitting at his weight station looking at his cell[Read More…]
What is Your Script? As I started the current new year of teaching religious education I made the usual review of incoming students’ past behavior and other issues. I was warned about one boy[Read More…]
I have met many people who gave up trying to follow Our Lord simply because they felt that the effort was a hopeless cause. Mired and paralyzed in their imperfection and inconsistency, these folks[Read More…]
I love Ordinary Time. It is Mac-n-Cheese on a Friday night, comforting, predictable and filled with love. Unlike Advent or Lent, Ordinary time is neither a time of preparation nor a particularly penitential period. It[Read More…]
What’s in a Name??? Ave Maria!!! In my previous article titled “Mary CHRISTmas!!!,” I promised an explanation for using Mary CHRISTmas in place of Merry Christmas. So on this last day of the CHRISTmas season, The Baptism of the[Read More…]
Yes, it’s still Christmas even if the neighbors put their tree out today because it’s trash day! Mine, however will stay up until the Feast of the Epiphany. But let’s go back to, “it’s still[Read More…]
Mary CHRISTmas!!! Ave Maria!! In recent decades there has been an all-out war to annihilate the true meaning of CHRISTmas. So what can we as lovers of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph[Read More…]
I’m thrilled to announce the conclusion to this 12-part series of memes on marriage, covering every topic from communication to finances to prayer. This final installment focuses on the Holy Family, any marriage’s best and[Read More…]
In December, our thoughts turn to the Holy Family. We celebrate the Marian feasts of the Immaculate Conception on December 8 and Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 12. And of course, all those Christmas[Read More…]
As Christmas approaches we begin to hear the familiar stories about gifts, traditions, and what is appropriate or not regarding gifts. I remember growing up hearing horror stories about people passing unwanted gifts to others[Read More…]
Advent is a great time of year to start new habits of family prayer. The fun of the Advent wreath and the excitement of preparations for Christmas remind everyone of the reason for the season[Read More…]
“Only by praying together with their children can a mother and father — exercising their royal priesthood — penetrate the innermost depths of their children’s hearts,” said Pope John Paul II. And the future will[Read More…]
There is no endeavor more awe-inspiring than bringing new lives into the world and then nurturing those little lives into sainthood. Parenting well is one of the biggest accomplishments we can ever achieve, and the[Read More…]
Once you’ve made the monumental decisions to get married and to have a baby — and once you’ve decorated the nursery and taken the childbirth class — you’re all done, right? Time for smooth sailing.[Read More…]
Pareto Basics Applied Perhaps you have heard of the Pareto Principle, otherwise known as the 80/20 rule or the law of the vital few. This theory states that 80% of the effects[Read More…]
Our families don’t always take the shape we expect. God’s will for our families can make itself known through challenges like infertility, hyperfertility, and children with special needs. These special challenges can turn into powerful[Read More…]
Some married couples are called to the challenges of raising big families or special-needs kids, or even adopting, fostering or stepparenting. These special family circumstances can open the door to a flood of graces from[Read More…]
Take a look at this prayer resource, Sacred Reading for Advent and Christmas, from Ave Maria Press. Deanna Bartalini highly recommends it as a way to stay focused on Jesus this season.
