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“Marriage Is so Easy!” Said No One Ever

“Marriage Is so Easy!” Said No One Ever

Yep, you find “the one” and everything is wonderful. She is so sweet, he is the perfect gentleman. You date awhile and he proposes with the perfect backdrop of sunflowers and bunnies hopping in the background. She plans the perfect wedding and he reserves...
Feast of St. Mark: One of the Best on the Calendar

Feast of St. Mark: One of the Best on the Calendar

Saint Mark’s feast day is upon us! How are you celebrating and using the day to reflect on this life of Jesus’s faithful servant? Here are a few suggestions. Stories! If you have kids, there’s a fantastic podcast put out by the markers of Shining...
Patron Saint of Laundry? It’s True.

Patron Saint of Laundry? It’s True.

Laundry, the great unifier. The baskets that never stays empty for more than a handful of minutes. More than once I have joked that I needed a saint of laundry to ask to pray on my behalf while I find the perfect management strategy. It turns out that there is a...
Why Music Matters at Mass

Why Music Matters at Mass

I’ve heard the question: “Why don’t we just not have music in the Mass? We could say the prayers without music.” They’ll say “The services could be shorter or the homily longer without the music.” And it’s true: not everyone...
Jesus’s Missed Opportunities?

Jesus’s Missed Opportunities?

Did Jesus miss an opportunity?Listening to the Gospel one morning at Mass, I was struck by Jesus’s missed opportunity. In Matthew 19:16-22, when the young man approached Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good must I do to gain eternal life?” Jesus gave him a to-do list:...