I think your average Catholic is more likely to be able to make a perfectly folded cross out of their palm branch than they are to be able to explain why they have a palm branch in the first place. The trick is getting the ends neatly criss-crossed and wrapped around the center and then [...]
A friend of mine (Yong Oh of Shepherd’s Cafe) shared this wonderful Lenten letter from Fr. Agustino, CFR and I wanted to share it here. Ash Wednesday 2010 Peace and blessings. I pray that all are well. Please forgive the timing of the email, but I can’t help but feel the Lord putting something on [...]
Pope Benedict XVI gave this great reminder to us all recently regarding fasting during Lent. And I figured it was appropriate to post since we’ve just passed the half-way point of this Lenten season!
And so the season of Lent begins. If you attend Ash Wednesday Mass and receive ashes then you’ll hear one of two things while receiving your ashes. The meaning of one seems fairly obvious. The other seems to confuse people sometimes – but it shouldn’t. The obvious one is “Turn away from sin and be [...]
Do you know what the day after Fat Tuesday is and why? Check out my latest article on Catholic Exchange. It made the front page! Have a great Saturday!
The day after Fat Tuesday is one that begins with suffering and self-sacrifice for many people…suffering from a hangover and a sacrificing of much needed sleep in order to make it to work on time. Somehow, I think many of us might be missing the point. For many, Fat Tuesday (English for Mardi Gras) seems [...]
