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He welcomes me home by name
There was a man who had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them. Not many days...
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Why Catholics go to church
(This is a little bit I wrote as a comment to a post of my dear blogfriend JessicaHof, “Why go to Church?” The discussion there is worth reading, but I also thought my response here might make a rare,...
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St. Ignatius of Antioch, Witness of the Early Church, and Three Important...
St. Ignatius of Antioch Today is the feast day of St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr. St. Ignatius was born in Syria ca. 50, and is believed to have been a disciple of the Apostle St. John. He...
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Una Misa en Español
Our Lady of Guadalupe. This past Sunday I had the opportunity to attend a Mass in Spanish. I thought I would share a bit of my cultural reconnaissance. First, I know exceedingly little Spanish — a...
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The Eucharist: The Source and Summit of Our Faith
La Última Cena (ca. 1562), by Juan de Juanes. (Wikipedia) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all. Yeah, I’m a little late on that one, but it’s been a busy and stressful few weeks. I’m still trying...
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When Church is Good
The Last Supper (1306), by Giotto. Scrovegni (Arena) Chapel, Padua. Every week when my parents get home from their church and I get home from my Mass, they ask me “how church was.” Growing up...
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Whatever Happened to the Eucharist? Why Don’t Evangelical Protestants...
The Last Supper (c.1598), by El Greco. WikiPaintings.org) The major topic that prompted me to delve into a series on the Sacraments was wondering why Evangelical Protestants* don’t celebrate them. How...
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Twelve Reasons I Love Resurrection Chapel
Resurrection Chapel, at Morris Chapel. This is a post I’ve been thinking of for a little while. Here are a few reasons why I love my new parish, Resurrection Chapel: My connection: The sudden...
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An Exposition of the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist in John 6, and...
The Last Supper (1306), by Giotto. Scrovegni (Arena) Chapel, Padua. [The fruit of another discussion somewhere.] The Real Presence of Christ does not appear in Scripture? You must be stretching really...
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The Sunday Obligation: “Missing Mass is a Mortal Sin”?
Justus van Gent, Institution of the Eucharist (c. 1474) A common charge against the Catholic Church that I’ve heard from a number of opponents is against the fact that the Church obligates her children...
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Re-presenting the Sacrifice of Christ: The Fundamental Doctrines of the...
The Sacrifices of Melchizedek, Abel, and Abraham. Mosaic from the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna. We have examined how the word “priest” in English is actually a translation of the New...
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A Pentecostal Discovers the True Working of the Holy Spirit
[I outlined this post a few Saturdays ago but got busy and didn’t finish it. It refers to the day’s prayers at Mass. For the record, they are from Saturday, March 18.] Growing up as a Pentecostal...
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