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(PRACTICING) CATHOLIC - RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS The Merciful Anger of Jesus
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 3/02/24
(PRACTICING) CATHOLIC - RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS
By Colleen Jurkiewicz Dorman
The Merciful Anger of Jesus
Watch your fellow churchgoers today as the priest or deacon reads the story of Jesus raising hell (or perhaps he’s raising heaven?) in the temple square. Dollars to donuts, they’ll ... Read More »
GOSPEL MEDITATION - ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE March 3, 2024, 3rd Sunday of Lent
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 3/02/24
GOSPEL MEDITATION - ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE
March 3, 2024, 3rd Sunday of Lent
I am the Lord your God … You shall not have other gods beside me. —Ex 20:2-3
One of the greatest golfers of all time — if not the greatest — was Jack Nicklaus. ... Read More »
EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP - RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS Parents Just Don’t Understand
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 3/02/24
EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP - RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS
Parents Just Don’t Understand
Anybody remember the old rap song by the Fresh Prince, aka Will Smith, “Parents Just Don’t Understand?” As we grow up, it is sometimes a struggle for us to imagine that our parents understand us. ... Read More »
End of Mass Question
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 2/29/24
End of Mass
Question:
Is it ever Ok to leave Mass before it ends?
Answer:
This is an interesting question because beneath the surface there seems to be an assumption that if it’s okay, then why do we have to stay after we receive communion? The short answer ... Read More »
Blessed Carlo Acutis
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 2/22/24
Blessed Carlo Acutis
Short Bio Blessed Carlo Acutis was born in 1991 and is the first millennial to be beatified. Despite dying of leukemia at age 15, he developed a website that showcases Eucharistic Miracles around the world, demonstrating that holiness knows no age.
Biography Blessed Carlo Acutis (1991 ... Read More »
God, I can hardly wait to see Jesus glowing in heaven.
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 2/22/24
Sharing the Gospel
Start with a pile of blocks. Add your imagination and you can build a castle or a city. You can change that pile of blocks to look completely different and wonderful. In today's Gospel, Jesus was completely changed. He started out looking like an ordinary man. ... Read More »
(PRACTICING) CATHOLIC - RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 2/22/24
(PRACTICING) CATHOLIC - RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS
By Colleen Jurkiewicz Dorman
On the Mountain
Why climb a mountain? “Because it’s there,” George Mallory famously said, before perishing in an attempt to scale Mount Everest.
God is an event planner; every detail matters, and the location is ... Read More »
GOSPEL MEDITATION - ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 2/22/24
GOSPEL MEDITATION - ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE
February 25, 2024, 2nd Sunday of Lent
As a college student, my prized possession was an after-market car stereo. It was my pride and joy: glorious audio, eye-catching display screen, and multi-disc CD changer. It drained my hard-earned dollars, but ... Read More »
EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP - RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 2/22/24
EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP - RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS
When Sacrifice Becomes Mundane
It seems to happen every year, like clockwork: we drag a bit, as we enter into the second week of Lent. On Ash Wednesday, we feel a bit like soldiers banging our shields, rushing into ... Read More »
Why Hold Hands?
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 2/22/24
Why Hold Hands?
Question:
Why do we hold hands during the Our Father?
Answer:
The practice of members of the assembly holding hands while praying the Lord’s Prayer during the Mass is a custom that developed organically in the 1970s and 1980s. While some commentators acknowledge that the ... Read More »