For 2013 — and Beyond
Last week I suggested a New Year’s resolution: Use the new year to figure out what gifts God wants to give to the world through you. Let me tell you a story.
Practicing Catholic VI: Wise and Skillful Love
The British theologian Rosemary Haughton once said that the greatest fraud perpetrated on modern people was the conviction that “skill” doesn’t apply to loving.
Practicing Catholic V: Listening to the Gospel
To be a disciple of Christ is to learn from Christ. We meet the Risen Christ in His Word, especially as that Word is heard in the communion of the church. But we only hear if we listen. Listening is hard, and rare.
Practicing Catholic IV: Discipleship and Life Together
If the communion of disciples, instructed by the Gospels and invigorated by the presence of the Risen Christ, is the seedbed of faith and sanctity, how we live together matters greatly.
Practicing Catholic III: Discipleship and Silence
I’m faced with a pull from two sides: I regularly hear from one group of parishioners that they find the noise of chatter before Mass distracting and even damaging to their spiritual growth.
Practicing Catholic II: The Gospel and Discipleship
How does one learn to belong to the Catholic Church? One common mistake is to focus on the creed at the expense of the Gospel. Creeds are vital — they tell us what we believe.
“Practicing” Catholic: Beginning A Series
What are the basics of being a “practicing Catholic” today? It seems that a lot of well-meaning and faithful people are confused on this, so a refresher might be in order.
Staff Changes: Update
We’ve had some staff changes over the past few weeks, so I want to note them here.
Priests and Masses
As the new year starts I want to bring you up to date on a conversation that’s going on among parish leadership. It has to do with our likely future, when — possibly as early as this June, possibly later — our staff is reduced to two priests.
Practicing Catholic VII: Spreading the Good News
We learn to love by being loved well. Last week I encouraged you to think of the people who loved you into who you are right now. Let me tell you a story.
