Church Teaching about Suicide
Question: What does the Church say about suicide? Answer: Unfortunately, despite the Church’s clear teachings in resources like the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the United States Catholic Catechism…
Category: Weekly Reflections
Gospel Meditation
The Light and the Dark | 32rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Recently, I was taking photographs of our small chapel here at the monastery. As a novice photographer, I find…
Liturgical Table Talk: 32rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Hors d'oeuvre Name a time when it was difficult for you to be a Christian. Dig in! The liturgical calendar year is drawing to a close. On the first…
Everyday Saints
Growing up I thought saints were larger than life people with extraordinary stories. The thought that I could one day be revered as a saint by anyone seemed crazy. I…
Communion: Hand or Tongue?
Question: Why do some people receive Communion in the hand, while others have it put on the tongue? And is one better than the other? Answer: Prior to the liturgical…
Gospel Meditation
Living as a Witness | Solemnity of All Saints When I was in high school, I was profoundly changed by the example of Catholics around me. During that time in…
Liturgical Table Talk: All Saints
The Hors d'oeuvre If you were to become a Saint, what do you hope you'd be the patron of? Dig in! For this week, we are interrupting the sequence of…
Calculating Love
Have you ever Googled the word “love”? If you did you may have come across something called the Love Calculator. It is a website where you can supply two names,…
Host is Dropped
Question: What Happens if Someone Drops a Consecrated Host? Answer: Despite our best efforts, and this is as true in our liturgical celebrations as in all of life, accidents happen.…
Gospel Meditation
Growing in Love of God and Neighbor | 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jesus answers the Pharisees; the greatest commandment is to love God with all our heart, mind, and…