Category: The Christian Life
Blessed Feast of St Teresa!
Flos Carmeli has several lovely posts up for La Madre, including this selection from her Autobiography, which I need to staple to my forehead: ….why, then, should they abstain from [prayer] who serve and desire to serve God? Certainly I cannot comprehend it, unless it be that men have a mind to go through the… Continue reading Blessed Feast of St Teresa!
Costumes for the Little Saints
Elinor Dashwood blogs on Halloween, and includes practical tips on saint costumes. … the bottom line in the child’s mind is a) dressing up and b) getting candy. Provide those two treats, and they’ll be as happy as clams. Works for me.
There are no stupid questions, especially when it comes to the Four Last Things
Sparki, who’ll soon be observing her very first All Souls Day as a Catholic, reflects on the comforting doctrine of Purgatory.
Pictures From Sunday’s High Mass
My father is the tall deacon reading the Gospel.
“Twelve Latin Chants…”
Twelve Latin Chants Every Catholic Should Know Thanks to Mr Henry Dietrich for this excellent link.
People still go to Confession? Stop the Presses!
….or, at least make room for it in the Metro section: Confession Rite Evolves To Meet Changing Need (washingtonpost.com; marketing questions) First, a quibble — is it “the Rite” that’s evolved? Or is it that people are realizing that they’re not “too evolved” to go to Confession (unlike those who “left behind” the sacrament, presumably… Continue reading People still go to Confession? Stop the Presses!
Blessed Feast of Saint Therese
Around late ’99 I experienced a sudden impulse to study up on Saint Therese. I don’t know where it came from, but I read her Autobiography and other books about her (and finally began to have a glimmer of understanding about what she was trying to teach me) I enrolled in the Brown Scapular, out… Continue reading Blessed Feast of Saint Therese