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If you are a regular reader of my blog, I would think you probably are a regular churchgoer. If so, you can use this article to reflect on why you find value in going to church. This can help keep…
Read MoreIn today’s gospel (second option), Jesus speaks of the Advocate whom He will send to us from the Father. This advocate is “the Spirit of Truth that proceeds from the Father.” The Advocate of whom Jesus speaks is the Holy…
Read MoreRecessional, Hymn, and Other Prayers Then the altar servers, lector, and clergy recess out as we sing a hymn. We began with a procession that symbolized all of us entering in. We end with the recessional symbolizing all of us…
Read MoreToday I would like to try something a little different. I would like to examine the morality of something emerging in today’s technology. I begin by proposing a question to you. Do you want to grow in your faith? I…
Read More7th Sunday of Easter Year BActs 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26Psalm 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20 (19a)1 John 4:11-16John 17:11b-19May 12, 2024 Throughout the season of Easter our first reading at Mass comes from the Acts of the Apostles. Acts tells us the story…
Read MoreHere is an article in PDF format that I recently composed (with proofreading and editorial assistance from some friends.). The topic is what is the purpose of a parish.
Read MoreThe “Last” Prayer After Communion, we stand as the priest offers the Prayer After Communion. There was a period of time when this prayer was mistakenly called the Closing Prayer. This is understandable since it is the last prayer said…
Read MoreI don’t understand…I don’t understand so much of what goes on in the world today. I don’t understand the current protests occurring on college campuses in the United States. I believe in the right of people to protest. However, I…
Read MoreLove can change the world for the better. Hate can’t do that. Why? “Because love is of God.” Jesus does not want us to be his slaves. He says so himself, “I no longer call you slaves.” Instead He calls…
Read MoreStanding or Kneeling Prior to the Second Vatican Council, the normal practice was to receive Communion kneeling at the Communion rail. Now the official practice in the United States is to receive standing. Timothy P. O’Malley writes, “We stand and…
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