Thursday, June 29, 2017

SongStories 49: Come to Us (Do Not Fear to Hope, 1985, and Change Our Hearts, 2000, OCP)

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"When people come to you for help, do not turn them off with pious words, saying, 'Have faith and take your troubles to God....
Wednesday, June 28, 2017

The goodness of the Lord (A13O)

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This weekend and next seem to ask us to reflect on the how kindness and hospitality are both acts of gratitude on the part of those who prac...
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

When the Way gets rough (A12O)

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“Fear no one...
 What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.
 And do n...
Friday, June 16, 2017

Some blog posts on the Eucharist (2017 Update)

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Here is a list of links to all (?) of my posts that are specifically about the Eucharist, for quick reference and for those who might like...
Thursday, June 15, 2017

Eucharist: Are you being served? (Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ)

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This week we trained a few new Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMs for short), and as part of that training I ask them to refle...
Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Eucharist and conversion (Solemnity of the Body and Blood of the Lord, Year A)

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More and more in recent years, I’ve been seeing liturgy in terms of conversion, mostly because I’m understanding all of Christian life as ...
Monday, June 12, 2017

Being Augustine's "infantes" as we prepare for Corpus Christi

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Over the last year and a half, I've been writing a weekly piece in our parish bulletin, The Clarion,  going through the liturgy from...