I was surprised to learn that not all countries celebrate the same holy days. If we are traveling and the country where we are does not celebrate a holy day that we do in the USA, must we go to Mass? There are ten holy days of obligation: Mary, the Mother of God; Epiphany;...
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Are some sacraments more important than others? At times, yes. Perhaps instead of thinking of importance in terms of ranking one as first or greatest, it might be easier to think of them in terms of significance. As we grow in age and in faith, sacraments take on a different meaning and significance for...
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Christmas – 2009 The Christmas story, with its vivid cast of characters, is a story so very familiar to us.  Because of this we sometimes can miss sight of the deeper meaning of the reality of the “Word made flesh,” our God who came to dwell among us.  Because of this I invite you...
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1 Kings 19:4-8; Ephesians 4:30-5:2; John 6:41-51 Throughout the history of the church different understandings of Eucharist have influenced the way we approach the Eucharist.  In fact these different understandings were at the center of the Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation.  While Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Churches profess belief in transubstantiation, other mainline...
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Why was the name for this Sunday changed from Corpus Christi to the feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ? The Lectionary revised by Vatican II changed the name of this feast from Corpus Christi, the feast of the body of Christ, to the feast of the Most Holy Body and...
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