Horrible Little Girl on a Great Day, Age 6 There is a question being bandied about, thanks to A Cardinal’s Musings:: Children today are maturing so quickly and are exposed to so many different influences that it might be time to consider allowing them to prepare for and receive their first Communion even before their 7th birthdays, said the head of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments. “A child’s first Communion is like the beginning of a journey... Read more
Check out Michael Liccione’s latest on the falling of the Catholic Church from the magic circle of the elite. Whatever the ideological coloration, if any, of a magic circle might be, just being part of a magic circle is usually bad for peoples’ souls. It constitutes a culture of privilege that insulates them from the worst criticisms, causes them to think themselves better than others, and makes them resistant to reforms, the need for which is obvious to many outsiders.... Read more
Well, for sure, Mrs. Obama will never go back to her life, as usual. Apparently there are two more vacations scheduled before September, next weekend’s overnight “somewhere” at Florida’s Gulf coast, and then 10 days at Martha’s Vineyard. I don’t begrudge anyone a vacation, especially not to Martha’s Vineyard, which I hear is great. But as reports suggest that coverage of the First Lady’s 5 days in Spain could have generated about a billion dollars to the economy of that... Read more
“She would of been a good woman,” said The Misfit, “if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life.” –Flannery O’ Connor, A Good Man is Hard to Find. Read more
Does anyone remember having a priest come to the house to make a sick call, either just to visit, or to hear confession and anoint? Or to bring Holy Communion to the sick? I do. We had one of those “sick call” crucifixes as you see above; they open up to reveal two small candles, and a little phial of Holy Water. We have one hanging on the wall of our family room, actually, an old one someone sold me... Read more
two weddings. one weekend. exhausted. Read more
I know Carmelites are considered the heavy-duty contemplatives, but it was Teresa of Avila (or Teresa of Jesus) who said to God, “if this is how you treat your friends, small wonder you have so few!” 10. God save us from sour faced saints! (St. Teresa of Jesus) 9 more here: Read more
This is the coolest thing, ever! Chicka-chicka-bing-a-boom…. Read more
Sr. Denise Mosier, OSB + 2010 This is so worth reading. In the midst of life, we are in death; in the midst of death, we are in life. In the midst of a tumultuous world of noise and hyper-everything, we find stability, the very thing Benedictines vow themselves to. There is an amazing backdrop this week for the Benedictine nuns in Virginia who are reeling from a deadly drunk-driving crash: silent retreat. The community of 33 women had their... Read more
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