Advent is a time of renewal and preparation for the birth of our Lord, Jesus. It is also a time of fasting to prepare our body and soul for the Jesus’ birth and feasting with friends and family. Since there are some wonderful Saint Feast days during Advent, why not prepare by preparing with some wonderful …
In the pro-life movement, there are many different personalities and styles when it comes to sidewalk counseling. Some are effective and some are not. Everyone’s heart is in a good place, but that does not mean that everyone is cut out for the sidewalk. The Preacher – He’s the guy who preaches a fire and …
Don’t be “That Guy” – Personalities to Avoid in Sidewalk Counseling Read More »
The last thing we want to is insult someone, most of all our priests. However, sometimes, words slip, are chosen unwisely, or just come out wrong. There are though, things you should NEVER say to a priest. Here’s a few: 1. “So…did women not find you attractive or something?” How is a priest supposed …
“Sweet Judas-on-a-unicycle, stockings and snowmen already?!?!” -Michael J. Lichens, Target on Sunday at 8:50am If you had to go shopping at all this past weekend, you would not be blamed for thinking that Christmas was only a short time away. Department stores seem to set up for the secular Feast of the Nativity around the …
Several months back, a friend posted a meme on Facebook. It was comparing segregationists in the 1960’s to todaydefenders of the traditional definition of marriage today. Effectively, anyone who continues to agree with 2500 years of natural law (running from Plato and Aristotle up through Martin Luther King, Jr.) or 3500 years of Judaeo-Christian belief, …
When we go to Mass, everyone expects there to be tons of kids around making noise. Catholics are pretty good breeders, so it’s not uncommon to sit next to large families. For the most part, everyone is there to celebrate Mass. But, nobody is innocent of looking around and checking out the crowd. What some …
What Everyone is REALLY Thinking in the Cry Room Read More »
The Second Vatican Council Document Orientalium Ecclesiarum, The Decree on the Catholic Churches of the East, says: “All members of the Eastern Rite should know and be convinced that they can and should always preserve their legitimate liturgical rite and their established way of life…” (no. 6) and… If any separated Christian should, under the guidance of …
25 Pictures That Prove Orthodox Priests Will Bless ANYTHING Read More »
There’s plenty to be thankful for. Here’s a few reasons: Be thankful your friends don’t force you to go places Or that you aren’t a T-Rex trying to put on a hat Or that you’re not this guy And glad for our friends And for space-bacon-hover-boards being a real thing Or that these …
Sometimes people can be weird. They say weird things that leave you wondering if they heard themselves say it. My husband and I became Catholic about 3 years ago. And because I live a pretty public life, I’ve heard some of the strangest and sometimes offensive things from other Catholics. To be helpful, and also a …
There is no branch of the Curia that serves as the ‘fashion police,’ but maybe there should be. Here’s 9 of the worst vestments we found. Let’s start a Novena that there is not a sequel to this post. This guy Clearly an Easter design, but it looks more like the Yellow Brick Road. A Rooster? …
Searched ‘Ugly Priest Vestment’, Was Not Disappointed Read More »