I have been feeling the desire to return to Mass but just don’t trust the Catholic clergy to be intelligently careful. From my pre-pandemic experience, some were sloppy and careless with colds, sometimes wiping their runny noses with their hands before dispensing the Eucharist. Perhaps things have changed since then but it only takes one… Read More Is soap or alcohol better for hand sanitizing against Covid-19?
Join the thousands of faithful who find daily strength and connection through Daily TV Mass. Watch today and join the community. Source: Home – Daily TV Mass Opinion: Before the pandemic, I attended the short mid-week Masses on an almost daily basis. I missed it for the longest time, and still do to some extent.… Read More Home – Daily TV Mass
Divine Mercy Sunday is the perfect day to start listening to what Jesus himself tells us. Source: 17 Things Jesus Revealed to St. Faustina About Divine Mercy| National Catholic Register Opinion: It’s Monday now and this is a day old but I just saw it, going through my RSS feeds. What struck me was how… Read More 17 Things Jesus Revealed to St. Faustina About Divine Mercy | National Catholic Register | Opinion
We know by experience that when we open our hearts to this loving, strengthening action of the good spirit, we grow so much. Source: Tips from St. Ignatius for the spiritual battle | Angelus News Opinion: Here’s another Catholic article that has some merit but also the same old shortcomings that I often found as… Read More Tips from St. Ignatius for the spiritual battle | Angelus News | Opinion
St. John of the Cross (originally Juan de Yepes y Álvarez 1542-91) was a Spanish mystic born in Ávila. As a Carmelite monk, John and Teresa of Ávila founded the Discalced Carmelites. In Toledo, he was imprisoned in 1577 but escaped and became Vicar Provincial of Andalusia (1585-87).¹ Today, St. John of the Cross is… Read More St. John of the Cross shows us another way | Opinion
St. Maria Faustina Helena Kowalska (1905-1938) was one of the great Christian mystics of the 20th century, perhaps one of the greatest mystics of all time. Originally Helena Kowalska, this Polish nun wrote what has been called the Divine Mercy Diary, narrating the daily struggles and joys of her spiritually exceptional convent life. Hers differs… Read More Saint Maria Faustina Helena Kowalska – A great unsung hero of the soul
The Holy See, the central government of the Catholic Church, is in crisis mode as it struggles to find ways to balance its budget in these turbulent times. Source: Vatican faces difficult budget choices as coronavirus pandemic crushes revenue Opinion: While discerning a possible call to the priesthood I got the distinct impression that the… Read More Vatican faces difficult budget choices as coronavirus pandemic crushes revenue | Opinion
This is one of those maddening photos that no matter how hard I try to straighten it, it always looks a little off. It was taken just before the COVID-19 alerts advised us to stay at home, which we should all be doing.
I didn’t get a chance to get down to St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica this Christmas. But the entire Mass is on the web. Watching today definitely helped to pull me through the New Years’ Day blahs. I don’t drink alcohol anymore but festive events still take their toll. If by chance you are not the… Read More December 25, 2019: Christmas Day – 12 Noon Mass on Vimeo
Every now and then, exceptional artists, thinkers or composers appear in bunches, like fruit on a tree. The Italian Renaissance saw three greats all living at the same time: Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo. Some extend this list of luminaries to eight. Greatness in art is somewhat subjective but it does seem that the High… Read More Michelangelo – The Truth Within
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