When the headlines appear, the questions come in. I’m used to this. And in fact, I’m absolutely flattered by it. It means a lot to me that people take the time to ask for my thoughts about whatever Catholic controversy fills the news on any given day. Sometimes, friends ask me to sort out the [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Liturgical Experiences’
June 3, 2010
Can the Eucharist Unite Us?
Check out my latest post on Patheos.com, entitled “Can the Eucharist Unite Us?“
May 6, 2010
Pray for Us
Check out my latest post at From the Pews in the Back, entitled “Pray for Us.”
March 14, 2010
The Power
…Today I was reading about Marie Curie: she must have known she suffered from radiation sickness her body bombarded for years by the element she had purified It seems she denied to the end the source of the cataracts on her eyes the cracked and suppurating skin of her finger-ends till she could no longer [...]
February 22, 2010
A Thirsty Lent
My friends over at The Church Is Alive invited me to post as a guest blogger during their Lenten fundraiser campaign to raise $5000 to build a water well in Africa. Check out my post, “A Thirsty Lent“, and contribute to their fundraising effort if you are so inclined…
January 13, 2010
Going Home
Check out my latest post at From the Pews in the Back: Young Women and Catholicism, entitled “Going Home.”
October 31, 2009
Wally’s Cathedral
The liturgy begins when a handsome young man, dressed neatly in an argyle sweater, lifts the worn brass trumpet to his lips. His eyes are closed, his composure calm. With just one breath, everything in the tiny cathedral comes to a halt. We remove drink classes and beer bottles from our lips. Bar chatter hushes. [...]
October 18, 2009
Go Ahead, Again
In the process of juggling the heavy chalice and coarse white napkin during my first occasion of serving as a Eucharist Minister, I managed to spill the sweet, red, consecrated wine—the Blood of Christ. It spilled all over my shaking hands. It formed a tiny puddle atop of the burnt red tile of the Mission [...]
October 12, 2009
In Communion with John Kerry
Last Sunday I found myself smack in the middle of a protest between pro-choice feminists and anti-abortion Catholics. This Sunday I took communion with Senator John Kerry. It wasn’t until halfway through the Mass that I realized the deep singing voice behind me belonged to the famous American Catholic politician. ”Peace be with you,” I [...]
September 30, 2009
Sometimes Love Is Stronger Than One’s Convictions
Sometimes love is stronger than [one's] convictions.” -Isaac Bashevis Singer It is my experience that one of the marks of falling in love, particularly in its glorious initial phases, is an unshakable desire to be with one’s partner. This desire is such that even when physical presence is impossible, alternative connections are eagerly welcomed: a [...]
