Category Archives: Being Catholic

Trying to live as if loving God, and my neighbors, matters

Freezing Fog, Mass, Mary: and Me

As I said Saturday, getting to Mass is a big deal for me. I stayed in all day Sunday, and probably will do the same today. That’s doubly frustrating, since Sunday morning Mass is one of the two times I … Continue reading

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Christmas: Family, Lights, and a Little Weirdness

This week I started writing about a holiday visit from family up in North Dakota. By Friday afternoon I was looking at depression and a prayer: Good Times, Good Visit I’ve been thoroughly enjoying this Christmas season. Number-two daughter, son-in-law, … Continue reading

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Elijah’s Cup: a Reminder, a Tradition, and a Memory

I can’t claim Abraham as an ancestor. My ancestors very likely hadn’t even heard of Abraham and Isaac until missionaries arrived, and I’ve mentioned that before. I have, however, learned a bit about our Lord’s family history. That brings me … Continue reading

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True Gratitude: Wisdom in the Comics — Thanksgiving 2024

Wizard of Id’s Spook and Turnkey made a good point last Sunday. Gratitude is an option, even when life’s bowl of cherries seems filled with pits. Sometimes I don’t feel particularly grateful, that’s putting it mildly; but I can always … Continue reading

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False Mysticism, Spiritual Abuse, and the News

“Vatican to consider classifying ‘spiritual abuse’ as a new Catholic crime” was in my Google News feed this morning. “Vatican to consider classifying ‘spiritual abuse’ as new Catholic crime“Joshua McElwee, Reuters (November 26, 2024) “Pope Francis has asked the Vatican … Continue reading

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