Category Archives: sacraments

Baptism, and other things I don’t understand

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

Sometimes when people want to be friends with me I think “really? me?” and can’t quite believe it. But that’s not what I want to write about. Yesterday I watched three people be baptized into the Catholic Church, and two … Continue reading →

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Inexhaustible

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

This is my body…this is my blood. Take. Eat. Drink. There is so much to be amazed about in the accounts of Jesus’ final days. Knowing how he was to die, for us, I suppose I shouldn’t be amazed that … Continue reading →

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Hitting Pause: Catholics Come Home

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

In the spirit of giving myself a break, I have decided to hit pause on my blog and repost some of my favorite material for the last ten days of the year. Last night while watching the Kennedy Center Honors … Continue reading →

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The People of God

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

I’m not really into the culture war. I definitely fall on one side of it, but ultimately I find the arguments unproductive. The bickering is even more troubling in Church circles, and even more depressing. The recent translation changes to … Continue reading →

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Confirmed

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

O breathe on me, O breath of God Fill me with life anew That I may love the things you love  and do what you would do. I was not one who hemmed and hawed over my decision to be … Continue reading →

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In Memory

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

There have been blessings in my life that I didn’t deserve, all because I have a strong memory. A strong memory meant high grades, impressive test scores, a large vocabulary, all those things that put a person on a prosperous … Continue reading →

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Truly Present

Posted on March 13, 2011 by

As the world agrees to move Daylight Savings Time earlier and earlier in the year, I feel more and more like I’m being lied to. This morning the sun’s light said just-past-dawn when it was long past the time I … Continue reading →

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Catholics Come Home

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

When I was growing up,and for many many decades before that, raising a child to be a Red Sox fan was a questionable parenting choice. Maybe the best thing you could say about it was that it would give you … Continue reading →

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Stuffed with grace

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

What part of speech is “religious”? If you answered “adjective” you’re right, except, of course, when religious is a noun. Now remember: a religious is religious, but you can be religious without being a religious. Teaching is difficult for countless … Continue reading →

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They’ll know we are Christians by our love.

Posted on January 9, 2011 by

Something awful happened today. The shooting of Congresswoman Giffords is a specific, personal tragedy, and I don’t want to distract from it’s specificity by making her a symbol. Yet we can’t deny the country was shocked into awareness today, and … Continue reading →

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