Category: Ramblings

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Well Shut My Mouth, Gabe!

Between Mother’s Day and the Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima, let’s look to the example of Mother Mary, who knew how to deal with close encounters of the spiritual kind…

Week 4 of Lent: Revelationaphobia

Giving up fun stuff for Lent is quite common. In one particular case, I am giving up the fear of something, or am I going head to head with the source of the dread?

Smack Dab in the Middle of Lent

In my parish we did not “scrutinize,” that is, we did not use the Sunday texts designated as the “Readings for the Scrutiny Year A” on the US Bishops website. Instead, we meditated on the “Third Sunday of Lent, Year C” readings:

2nd Week of Lent: Transfiguratin’

It seems that wherever we fellow Jesusites congregate these days, the conversation eventually turns to the big questions of Lenten sacrifices. I’m always ready to trot mine out for all to see, highlighting my...

Invisible Lent

The big question at this time of year is “What did you give up for Lent?” Interestingly, I seldom hear, “What did you take on for Lent?” As I review my Lenten sacrifices, I...