Click here for a PowerPoint version of these slides with videos from Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" Below are some of the slides (without video). … [Read more...]
Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary with scenes from “The Passion of the Christ”
April 6, 2020 by 5 Comments
“Praying through Holy Week” with the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist
April 5, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Last night, in preparation for the Virtual Parish's Palm Sunday Mass, Sisters John Mary, Angela Marie, and Maria Serra, shared their unique way of "praying through Holy Week." Click here for an article in the BC Catholic about this spirituality for … [Read more...]
Summary of “Prepare Your Heart to Pray” by Dom Augustin Guillerand
April 2, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This summary is taken from a section of Dom Augustin Guillerand's book, "The Prayer of the Presence of God," found online @ https://catholicexchange.com/can-prepare-heart-pray Dom Augustin Guillerand (1877-1945) was a French Carthusian monk who … [Read more...]
Scripture Paper: “See How the Cross of the Lord Stands Revealed as a Tree of Life”
April 1, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Here's a paper I wrote for my Scripture class on Wisdom & Apocalyptic Literature. It has some insights into this season of Lent that might be of help for your upcoming journey into Holy Week. Click here for the PDF of my paper Here's one section … [Read more...]
Gospel Commentary for 5th Sunday of Lent (Year A)
March 29, 2020 by Leave a Comment
John 11:1-45 - The Raising of Lazarus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0M7vvX6__M Q. Why does the Church choose this Gospel for the last Sunday before Palm Sunday as a kind of climax of the Lenten journey before we enter into Holy Week? #1: A … [Read more...]
Summary of “The Power and the Glory” by Graham Greene
March 26, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Quick Summary from CourseHero: "The Redemption of a Fallen Priest" "In 1930s Mexico, religion is outlawed in many areas. An alcoholic priest with a shameful past defies the law. He slinks from town to town and says Mass when he can, all the while … [Read more...]
Solemnity of Annunciation Homily 2020 @ Virtual Parish
March 25, 2020 by Leave a Comment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKizNsVd_Ig&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1-WoQp0S0cldP_Zjc86-2ean_yUlQFzcNFxpT6Q34uQyRe9Hq-O4fF1is Here are some notes I had for this homily prep: "The biggest lie in the history of Christianity is that … [Read more...]
Summary of The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity by Matthew Kelly
March 23, 2020 by 2 Comments
"This is the lie: Holiness is not possible" (32). The biggest lie in the history of Christianity... is not one that non-Christians tell. It's a lie we tell ourselves as Christians... that holiness is not possible... we might believe that holiness is … [Read more...]
Gospel Commentary for 4th Sunday of Lent (Year A)
March 22, 2020 by Leave a Comment
John 9:1-41—The Healing of the Man Born Blind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHBo7ka3YZQ The Church gives us this Gospel on the 4th Sunday of Lent to prepare the catechumens to receive the sacrament of Baptism. How so? The miracles in John's … [Read more...]
Summary of Do Monkeys Go to Heaven? Finding God in All Creation by Fr. John McCarthy, SJ
March 21, 2020 by Leave a Comment
God finding us in nature "Nature is a path to God, pure and simple... It was how I found God. And probably most importantly, it was how God found me" (6-7). The ecological crisis is a moral crisis "This ecological crisis is not first and foremost a … [Read more...]
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