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Fearing Death on All Souls Day
I was already feeling pretty emotional at the All Souls Day mass. Our parish mourned the deaths of parishioners in the past year by reading their names and having loved ones come up to the front of the altar to light prayer candles. Watching anguished faces approach the candles was hard. Recalling lost loved ones … Continue reading
Bitterness, Anger, Shouting, and Reviling
Ever have an experience at religious service when it really seems like the readings are meant specifically for you? That happened to me this morning at mass. Here’s the second reading for today: “Brothers and sisters: Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you were sealed for the day of redemption. All bitterness, fury, anger, … Continue reading
Surprise! It’s a Funeral!
The kids and I had an interesting experience this morning. Our neighborhood parish, St. Rosalia, offers daily mass on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. I wish it was offered every weekday, but that’s a topic for another day. I meet with my PhD advisor on Fridays, so I take the kids to mass on Mondays and … Continue reading
Fr. Beavis and Fr. Butt-head?
Explanation here.
Suffer the Children
“Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked them, but Jesus said, ‘Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” After he placed his hands on them, he went away.” – … Continue reading
