Today is a day of grief and mourning for Jesus Christ, and for our sins that have put him to death. — Read on http://www.catholic365.com/article/38248/a-brief-holy-saturday-reflection.html
Month: March 2024
The Garden of Gethsemane Undoes the Garden of Eden
In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus undoes the damage done by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden by submitting to the will of His Father and humbling Himself. We should ask for the grace to follow His example and say "Not my will, but Yours be done." — Read on http://www.catholic365.com/article/38212/the-garden-of-gethsemane-undoes-the-garden-of-eden.html
What’s Wrong with Altar Girls?
The use of altar girls during the liturgy in modern times is not a matter of giving girls and boys equal opportunity, but is a theological error that undermines the proper worship of God, giving girls right that Jesus Himself did not give them and leading to a false expectation about a possible call to … Continue reading What’s Wrong with Altar Girls?
Passiontide, The Covering of Statues, & The Omission of the Glory Be
This is an article that I wrote last year about Passiontide--Emily During Passiontide, the last two weeks of Lent, we cover the statues and crucifixes in churches and omit the Glory Be in the Mass to remind us of the approaching Death of Christ and to "hide God" in a sense so that we might … Continue reading Passiontide, The Covering of Statues, & The Omission of the Glory Be
‘Cabrini’ Review: Well Done but a Little Too Mainstream
The movie Cabrini was well done in showing how Mother Cabrini built "her holy empire," but did seem to be a little too mainstream and did not have enough emphasis on the Faith and trusting in God. — Read on http://www.catholic365.com/article/36962/cabrini-review-well-done-but-a-little-too-mainstream.html