Between Amens — Taking the Body of Christ to the streets
byThis past Sunday, on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, I participated in an outdoor procession of the Holy Eucharist through the streets of downtown…
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Between Amens — Two vocations; one goal
byAs the weather starts to heat up, the mailbox starts to fill up with invitations to all kinds of joyous events. At my stage…
Between Amens — What is your level of spiritual fitness?
byLike approximately 80 million other Americans, I set some fitness goals for the new year. And like about 79 million of them, I would…
Between Amens — Need for God’s ransom endures
by“O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel.” It’s a familiar part of our Advent repertoire, but what does it mean? The concept…
Between Amens — November full of ‘liturgical delights’
byThe month of November serves up so many liturgical delights. It begins with the beautiful feasts of All Saints and All Souls, which remind…
Between Amens — A palpable longing for normalcy
byMany months ago, I said a prayer of blessing over the family laptop. It’s a 10-year-old relic of simpler times, and the limits of…
Between Amens — An opportunity to increase reverence
byThese are strange times. I think we all feel a profound need for prayer and togetherness, perhaps more than ever. At the same time,…
Between Amens — No barrier can hold back the grace of God
byLet me tell you about my smelly Upper Room. You see, after the Chrism Mass, my office normally goes about the immediate task of…
Between Amens — To trust beyond our senses
byMarch 15 was my last public Mass. A few hours earlier, I had seen newly dire guidelines from the CDC and a request from…
Between Amens – A life of faith is seamless
byLast Saturday morning, I paid $4.00 for the privilege of sitting in the stands at a grade school gymnasium to watch my son’s fifth-grade…