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EXTRA Ordinary Time When we look at the Catholic liturgical calendar, Ordinary Time takes over a majority of the year. Green seems to take over the whole calendar, with only bits of pink, purple, and gold thrown in. Sometimes red, too! Seasons of Advent, Lent, Easter, or Christmas all seem to stand out more than … Continued
When I read today’s reading from the prophet Isaiah, for some reason I thought of video games.I’m not sure why, since I don’t play them very frequently these days. But stick with me on this. There is a term from video games that has entered the common vocabulary in recent years:“leveling up”. In many games, … Continued
Happy Feast of the Presentation of the Lord and Happy Consecration Day! For those who have been reading and praying with our parish Christmas gift, 33 Days to Eucharistic Glory, today culminates with our Eucharistic Consecration. As Matthew Kelly explains in 33 Days, “Consecration is to devote yourself to God…[to] dedicate ourselves abundantly, wholeheartedly, and … Continued
Sharing the Good News Many thanks to Adam Janke of St. Paul Street Evangelization who joined us last Saturday for Basic Evangelization Training! We had 60 registrants for this workshop, and their feedback was very telling: “Adam is one of God’s jewels here on earth, to teach us the benefits of the Catholic faith and … Continued