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In yesterday’s installment of “How to ‘Get Something’ Out of Mass” I said I would share some practical tips and ideas for getting the most out of the Mass. Pick a few and them give them a try for a few weeks. If they work, great keep doing them and add Continue reading How to “Get Something” Out of Mass (Practical Steps) April 12th, 2013 | Tags: blogging, catechism, catechism of the catholic church, catholic, catholic church, church, getting to mass, mass, the sacraments, tips for getting the most out of mass | Category: How-Tos | 8 comments |  |  Over the years people have told me (usually in explaining why they don’t bother with church anymore), “I don’t get anything out of the Mass.” I’ve been hearing it again recently by several different people. This is a sad statement. It tells me that the person saying this doesn’t understand what the Mass Continue reading How to “Get Something” out of Mass (Part 1) April 11th, 2013 | Tags: burning questions, catholic church, catholic faith, church, eucharist, faith, how to get something out of mass, Jesus, the eucharist, the mass | Category: How-Tos | 8 comments | | Late last week a non-Catholic Facebook friend posed this question: “Is it right or wrong to drink, scriptorially? Is it ok to drink sometime or not at all?” Apparently, she was getting conflicting opinions from her church and wanted to know what the Bible said about drinking. From this question, an interesting discussion ensued. Continue reading Moderation is Key: A Catholic View of Alcohol June 12th, 2012 | Tags: alcohol, catechism, catechism of the catholic church, catholic, catholic church, catholic view of alcohol, holy, holy spirit, moderation, moderation is key, romans 8 | Category: Church Teaching, Reflections | 10 comments | | The Lord has been putting it in my heart to do a little series on marriage* for a while, and since February is the ‘month of love’ with St. Valentine’s Day and all, I figured now would be a good as time as any to get it going. In this first installment, I am Continue reading What the Catholic Church Teaches about Marriage February 9th, 2012 | Tags: catechism of the catholic church, catholic, catholic church, covenant, marriage, sacrament, the baltimore catechism, the sacrament of marriage, the sacraments, what the catholic church teaches about marriage, what the church teaches about marriage | Category: Church Teaching, Our Catholic Traditions, Scripture | 8 comments | | My friend Anne is starting an in-depth Advent meditation series that I thought you all may like to check out. Here’s a snippet from her first post: “What is Advent? The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches us: [It's the] Liturgical Season of four weeks devoted to the preparation
Continue reading Advent Meditation November 28th, 2011 | Tags: advent, advent meditations, catholic church, catholic church teaches, celebration of Advent, living in the two hearts, meditations, reflections | Category: Guest Posts, Liturgical celebrations, Reflections | 2 comments | | |
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