Category Archives: Being Catholic

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

Pope Francis: Ceremony in Saint Martha’s House Chapel

Noted: We’ve been handing the death of popes for something like two millennia now, so we have procedures for this sort of thing. I mentioned his death yesterday. (Monday, it’s still Tuesday here in Minnesota.) A few seconds of the … Continue reading

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Easter Monday: Pope Francis Has Died

This isn’t unexpected: He was ordained in 1969, Pope St. John Paul II made him a cardinal in 2001, he became pope in 2013. Two more milestones, and I’ll move on:1 I’ll miss Pope Francis. Much as I like pomp … Continue reading

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A Messy Death, an Empty Tomb, and the Best News Ever

About two millennia back now, someone was tortured and nailed to a cross. Then he died. No surprises there. The whole point of crucifixion was to kill someone: slowly and painfully.1 Sometimes the subject died during the physical abuse that … Continue reading

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Holy Thursday, Dealing With an Infection

It’s Holy Thursday of Holy Week, the day we celebrate and remember the Last Supper: when Jesus established the Eucharist and washed the feet of his disciples. It’s a big deal, and I didn’t get to Mass today. I’m not … Continue reading

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Listening to God, Embracing the Future

Father Mark Botzet talked about changes in our diocese last week, let me have a copy of his text/transcript: and added footnotes, all of which I greatly appreciate. One of those footnotes included the URL of an overview page that … Continue reading

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