Archive for February, 2008

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Its Lent and Easter is coming soon…you need a Catholic Speaker don’t you?

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

If your parish is in need of a Catholic speaker on any topic, I'd like to refer you to CMGBooking.com, the internet's premier site for booking top notch Catholic Speakers, and I'm not just saying that because they represent me.  If your parish, diocese, or organization is looking for a speaker to speak on any [...]

The Nature of Worship

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

"Worship becomes a feast that the community gives itself, a festival of self-affirmation.  Instead of being worship of God, it becomes a circle closed in on itself: eating, drinking, and making merry.  The dance around the golden calf is an image of this self- seeking worship…. Then liturgy really does become pointless, just fooling around.  [...]

Man and his institutions

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

"When man and his institutions climb too high, they need to be cut back; what has become too big must be brought back to simplicity and poverty of the Lord himself.  It is only by undergoing such processes of dying away that fruitfulness endures and renews itself"
Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of Nazareth

if he had been Catholic this would be completely different

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

On January 25, 2008 the Pasadena Star-News reported about a local Seventh Day Adventist Associate Pastor who pled no contest to "annoying a child" to avoid a trial that would have charged him with child molestation.
First, what the heck is "annoying a child?"  If that's a punishable offense then I know plenty of people (myself [...]

and so Lent begins…

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

With Lent beginning, I refer everyone to my article on Lenten Calculations and Misconceptions.  I believe it to be the most accurate explanation of Lent.  Feel free to leave your questions and comments in the comment box.  Also, I'll be discussing this on Finding Your Keys this Thursday night.

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