First Holy Communion
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010 Posted in Catholic Awesomeness! | 3 Comments »There are many moments in life that, when we're in them, I'm not sure we fully appreciate the magnitude of the moment. One of the foremost of these would be our First Holy Communion. What a magnificent celebration for a family! ...
End Dwellers
Friday, April 30th, 2010 Posted in Catholic Awesomeness! | 3 Comments »Mass begins in three minutes. You open the doors of the narthex and are relieved to see that Father and the altar servers haven't yet made their way out. Phew! You breathe a sigh of relief and ...
The Crucifix
Thursday, April 29th, 2010 Posted in Catholic Awesomeness! | No Comments »You walk into most any Catholic Church, and there you see it. Hanging above and behind the altar. Some churches have very graphic depictions. Head, hands, feet and side all oozing blood. A crown of thorns around ...
Coffee and Donuts
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 Posted in Catholic Awesomeness! | No Comments »I know, I know...this is not something that is peculiarly Catholic. I think that most every Church has coffee and donuts. But that doesn't make it any less awesome! Let me start out with a confession. I typically go ...
The Sprinkling Rite
Monday, April 26th, 2010 Posted in Catholic Awesomeness! | 2 Comments »Each Sunday during the Easter season, we do what is called the Rite of Sprinkling. This happens at the beginning of Mass. The priest blesses the Holy Water in the font, then walks through the whole church ...
Catholic Awesomeness!
Monday, April 26th, 2010 Posted in Catholic Awesomeness! | 28 Comments »It's awesome to be Catholic! There are so many wonderful things about being Catholic. Little things that we may take for granted are actually big blessings in our lives. So I thought I would start to share some of my ...
