I'm speaking this Sunday, 18 February at the LA Religious Education Congress. The theme of this year's conference is "Be Loved." Amid the noise and hast of life, this is a weekend to be inspired and reminded that you are completely LOVED! My talk is entitled - "Renewing Vocation in the Domestic Church: A Biblical… Continue reading LA Religious Education Congress
Friends, in my Catholic Sacraments class, we recently read Ratzinger's "Theology of the Liturgy: The Sacramental Foundation of Christian Existence" and Louis Bouyer's Cosmos. I love Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI). His writing always hits that perfect balance of pastoral and theological. I cried when he died. It's taken me a while to warm up to… Continue reading Desacralized Culture – How did we get here and Can The World be Re-Sacralized in Modern Culture?
Friends, I contribute monthly to Diocesan's "Inspiration Daily," which is a daily email of Gospel reflections. This past week, my reflection was on Mark 6:53-56. It's a short reading that contains a lot to contemplate. I chose to focus on what this passaged demonstrates about how we should invite people to our parishes, Bible studies,… Continue reading What’s in An Invitation – My Recent Gospel Reflection with Diocesan
Friends, I'm dusting off the old fashioned bloggy-blog. You're going on an adventure with me in my Sacraments class at the University of Notre Dame this semester. I have to write several blog posts for this course. Some may be brilliant. Some may be passing. I'll be wrestling with our course material and various pastoral… Continue reading Sacraments Class – Week One
My family spent last night at the Holy Thursday liturgy at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. The bilingual service was a beautiful coming together of people and cultures who want to accompany Jesus in his agony and worship him as Lord. I wrote this Gospel reflection for Catholic Mom… Continue reading Staying Awake with Jesus
Friends, Ash Wednesday is here, and I invite you to join me in the Living the Word Lent Reading Plan. The free PDF of the reading plan was provided by Ave Maria Press. Please join the Joyful Momentum Facebook group for short video reflections about the readings. I'm hosting a Zoom gathering on Sunday nights… Continue reading Lent – A Bible Study Invitation
