So many things get in the way of being on time for Mass. It’s Lent and you promised yourself you’d be on time every time, but the time change, the kids, the late-night movie, the restless sleep… The mornings seem impossible and you barely get there for the procession...
Recently I had a conversation that took me by surprise. In this conversation, an acquaintance of mine suggested that it was audacious and insulting that the Church would insist on “telling us” what can and can’t happen in the Mass. In essence, they...
Latin is a beautiful language, spoken, chanted and heard, there is no doubt about it. There’s also no doubt that it can be painfully difficult to actually learn it. So how do you teach your kids without losing the good, the true, and the beautiful contained...
Although this might be more revealing to the areas in my life where I’m lacking, most of these are common situations we have all encountered at least once—if not weekly—and so I’m turning to the saints and other great Catholics (or almost Catholics) to...
It’s that time of the year again. No, not the sales Black Friday and Cyber Monday (I think it’s now “Cyber Week”). It’s the beginning of the new liturgical year and the short season of Advent. This year, it seems like we are all playing “catch...
