Tag Archives: Eucharist

Blizzard: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Brian H. Gill

(Wednesday noon, December 23, 2020; my webcam’s view of Sauk Centre’s south side.) Tuesday afternoon’s winter storm warning for my part of central Minnesota became a blizzard warning in the evening. We were promised a chance of freezing rain. But … Continue reading →

Posted in journal | Tagged Advent, Christmas, Eucharist, family, prayer, weather | 3 Comments

Eucharistic Adoration and Social Distancing

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Brian H. Gill

I was at the Eucharistic Adoration chapel yesterday, and the week before. Nothing unusual there. What was different about week before yesterday was that I left early. I’d arrived a half-hour early, again nothing unusual. It’s not that I’m so … Continue reading →

Posted in journal | Tagged common good, COVID-19, Eucharist, faith, faith and works, health, obedience | 2 Comments

Back from the Hospital: The Masked Minnesotan Rides Again

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Brian H. Gill

I didn’t feel all that sick Friday evening. That was August 21, 2020: 45 days ago. Online self-assessment guides from the Minnesota Department of Health and Mayo Clinic put me on the threshold of needing to call a doctor. My … Continue reading →

Posted in a citizen, being, Catholic, discursive detours, journal | Tagged common good, coronavirus, COVID-19, ethics, Eucharist, faith, faith and works, health, history, medicine, science, worship | 4 Comments

Back at Mass

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Brian H. Gill

It’s been about four months since I’ve been at Mass. I don’t like that. But I see no point in kvetching about the COVID-19 pandemic, or blaming Minnesota’s governor for trying to keep Minnesotans alive, or our bishop for cooperating … Continue reading →