What We Have Done, and What We Have Failed to Do
Over at the Pray, Tell Blog, I enjoyed this reflection on whether the sacraments will just return to “business as usual” after the pandemic. And my thought is that if…
Wanna be my Mass Buddy?
Want to join me for Mass? We can be Mass buddies! If you want to join live at 12:05PM each day M-Sa, I will be watching my pals, the Paulist…
New Translations: Got It Down Yet?
So I went 5 for 5 with the “And with your spirit” line this week. At our student mass, I thought they did a great job as well as I…
Lead us Not Into Community, But Deliver Us From Hand-Holding
Bishop of Covington, Roger J. Foys issued some directives on the proper postures at mass. Here’s a doozy. Special note should also be made concerning the gesture for the Our…
Have We Become the Pharisees?
I took a random straw poll of friends asking them what are the priorities of the Catholic Church? I asked them what their Bishop has asked them to concentrate on?…
When Was the Last Time We Had to Learn the Mass?
I’m in 4th grade and my mom and dad asked the Deacon in our church how old one needed to be to become an altar boy. “4th grade or 10…
Have the New Translations Brought Us Closer to God?
So I’ve now been to three masses with the new translation being used. I haven’t posted much before now because I wanted to have the experience myself and honestly, because…
The Penalty Pew
So I attended mass today and the response I heard to “The Lord be with you” was something like this: “And also with your spirit, yo.” I guess this is…
One Young Adult’s Experience of Finding a Church…Can you Relate?
Mary Donovan summed up what I’ve come to know as “the Church Search” trying to find a community that’s a good fit for one’s self. If find older people at…
Blow Amongst Us Spirit of God
It’s a weekend of Holy Spirit festivities this weekend. Today I spent the morning at the Mass of the Holy Spirit at Canisius High School where we witnessed the final…