Discerning God’s call to the vocation of marriage and motherhood was a long process in my life that took place over many years. In the end, it was a far cry from the attitudes I experienced growing up in the sixties.
Thoughts For Today
Proclaiming Scripture at Holy Mass: An Often Overlooked Treasure
Hearing the scriptures publicly proclaimed at the sacrifice of the Holy Mass is an often overlooked—perhaps forgotten—treasure. Frequently, Protestant worship services neglect this vital component of hearing the transforming Word of God.
Washington State Passes Bill To Allow Composting of Human Bodies
Washington state has passed bill 5001, allowing its residents to participate in the “natural organic reduction” of human remains. Stated plainly, Washington intends to allow people to compost human bodies.
Thursday of the Lord’s Supper: Christ Loved His Own To the End
The entire meaning of Lent, Holy Thursday, the Easter Triduum, can be summed up in this sentence from the gospel of John, “He loved his own in the world and he loved them to the end,” since it speaks about the entire content of the life and mission of Jesus Christ; that is, to love his disciples and his brethren—us, you, me, humanity—to the very end.
Holy Ground
Have you ever listened to someone tell you the same story over and over again? How did you respond to that person after the fifth, tenth or fifteenth repetition? Did you realize that, in sharing the same story time and again, that person was entrusting you with something sacred—that you were standing on holy ground?