by Mike Schramm
So, you’re halfway through Lent. How’s it going? Maybe it went, ahem, fast or maybe you are ready for Easter. We are three weeks in, so that puts us at just about halfway through this season. There is nothing wrong with taking stock of where one is and determining the...
by Mike Schramm
SUBSCRIBE TO CATHOLIC FIVE I AM! 1. “I AM WHO AM” – Exodus 3:14 One of the most famous stories of Moses involves his calling by God from the burning bush. Here, God reveals for the first time in the Bible “the divine name” that Israel has honored...
by Mike Schramm
SUBSCRIBE TO CATHOLIC FIVE Shepherds! 1…in Mythology There is a long tradition in human history and culture of shepherding. Not surprisingly, it has found its way into the stories humans have told. Some of them even have interesting connections to our Faith! In...
by Mike Schramm
SUBSCRIBE TO CATHOLIC FIVE Catholic Civil Rights Leaders 1. Sr. Mary Antona Ebo A convert to Catholicism, a registered nurse, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Mary, and later a hospital administrator, Sr. Mary Ebo also joined Martin Luther King Jr. in his march...
by Mike Schramm
SUBSCRIBE TO CATHOLIC FIVE All things RCIA or, I guess it’s OCIA 1. What does OCIA stand for and what does that mean? The Order (formerly Rite) of Christian Initiation is the formal process by which candidates are prepared for entry into the Church. This process can...
