The Sled Before the Turkey?
This time it’s not the cart before the horse, but the sled before the turkey. What happened to preparations for Thanksgiving? According to all that I am seeing and hearing in the media, it’s already about Christmas! So much of what we hear speaks about this being the happiest time of year and about Christmas […]
Epiclesis
Up until I was eight years old I belonged to St. Francis de Sales parish in Houma, La., whose church is a lovely Gothic revival structure completed in 1938. My Catholic imagination was well-nurtured by its elegant proportions; the Bible stories … [Read More...]
Being a Liturgical Year Geek ~ Planning Tips
I'm a liturgical year geek...we'll just blame it on that. December 1st falling on the first Sunday of Advent, thus lighting the way for a new Church year, makes me happy. I like when ALL of Advent falls in December. It's a month I can put aside … [Read More...]
Fine Art 11: Die Maria Schützt Euch
Let's jump right in: I read Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke for the first time in 1982. Here's that backstory, but you don't have to look at it. All you need to know is that it's a prose poem in German, and an elegant … [Read More...]
Decreasing Christmas Stress
The Advent season is full of excitement, remembering the birth of our Savior and well, stress! There are meals to plan, presents to buy, concerts and school functions to attend and then, Church stuff! Yikes, it is hard to stay grounded and stress … [Read More...]
Hinge
At about this time every year in Wednesday Sunday School, we finish the Old Testament. Before beginning the New, we learn and review some big-picture ways to envision the Two Testaments, such as: 1. The Bible is an iceberg; the small part, the NT, … [Read More...]
Let’s talk about love
Love. Love. Love. It is word used quite often in church circles. And rightly so. I mean, the bible might mention something about love once or twice. Okay, actually it's closer to 772 times in 649 different verses of scripture, but who's … [Read More...]
To Tell the Truth
I must admit the truth...I have been feeling spiritually dry lately. Oh, I can talk the talk, teach the talk, and write the talk (in the this case the talk is the teachings of the Church and the Gospel of a Jesus Christ), but inside I have felt … [Read More...]
Woman Marries Bridge in Catholic Ceremony
I'm only half-kidding. Australian woman Jodi Rose did in fact marry Le Pont du Diable bridge (also known as the Devil's Bridge) on June 17, 2013. The union was not blessed by a Catholic priest, however. It was blessed instead by the mayor of the … [Read More...]
