At today’s Mass, after hearing the Gospel, we all line up to do not what Jesus commands, but the opposite. Unlike Holy Thursday, when we act out the command of Christ as literally as we can, today we do just what Jesus says not to do. He tells us to wash our faces, and then we all [...]
Category Archives: Holy Days
Why I Love Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas is one of my favorite Saints. This was not always the case. At first I struggled with the fact that Thomas devalued women, was a bit boring, and was over-cited by the sort of Catholics who disliked Pope John Paul II for being too progressive.
It did not help matters that my first real [...]
Posted in Holy Days Tagged Adoration, Aristotle, Catholicism, Feminism, O Salutaris Hostia, Philosophy, Thomas Aquinas 1 Comment
Merry Christmas!
Today I am filled with the joy of Christmas, and most thankful that Christmas will last for 11 more days. I will have enough time to rest in Church and really enjoy the season of celebration. Today held very little of what I associate with Christmas, but that is alright.
I do not need to participate [...]
Saint John of the Cross & Mean Christians
When I woke up this morning I ran into Josh’s office and after wishing him a blessed feast of John of the Cross began to wail “it is the feast of John of the Cross, and I could not even suffer enough to get up early enough to go to mass. I just had to [...]
Posted in Holy Days Tagged Carmelite, Catholicism, Saint John of the Cross, Suffering, Teresa Benedicta of the Cross 5 Comments
Immaculate Conception
Today the Church celebrates the Immaculate Conception. As we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, we pause to remember Mary, his mother who was preserved from sin from the first moment of her life. Many people find this quite confusing as they think that the “immaculate conception” refers to the conception of Jesus. [...]
