A reflection prepared by one woman as part of a class in Christology on an ultimate question that is answered by the statement, “Jesus is the Christ.” Find It. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
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Catholic Cuisine Blog
Catholic Cuisine is a blog filled with recipes for celebrating feasts and seasons of the liturgical year. Cookbooks, aprons and other gifts, and many recipes with a bit of history about the feast and the recipe are included in this…
Soul Cakes in November
The making, giving, and eating of Soul Cakes is a traditional way to celebrate All Saints and All Souls days. A recipe for Pumpkin Soul Cakes is included in this blog post. Links are included to other sites that also…
St. Hildegard of Bingen
St. Hildegard of Bingen lived in the 12th century. A remarkable woman, she founded a Benedictine convent, served as abbess of her community, studied medicine and physiology, including the use of medicinal herbs, composed and played hauntingly beautiful religious music,…
Ancient Roots of a Modern Imperative
Sometimes I hear people speak disapprovingly about the actions and dreams of those who work for social justice. The “harrumphs” are loudest about those still living and active. Once the activist is no longer living and doing disturbing things, he…
An I-Thou Moment
She walked down the street with a somewhat shuffling gait, shoulders hunched with the weight of life’s challenges, and holding a cigarette by her side, from which she took an occasional puff. Her hair hung long, a bit below her…
An Advent Gift
A prayer for Advent and Christmas from Terry Hershey’s Sabbath Moment. Find it here. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
All Souls Day – The Mystery of Transition
According to Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican teaching, the communion of saints is made up of the faithful on earth (the church militant), the saints in purgatory (the church penitent) and the saints in heaven (the church triumphant). November 2, All…
The Sixth Gift: Reverence, by Susan T. Mahan
Reverence is rare in American society yet we love to see it. We are enthralled by dignity in great people. We appreciate graciousness and care, attention to detail, kindness to the helpless. We love to gaze on a photo by…
A Time for Gratitude and Caution
November 11 is the day Americans know as Veterans Day. It was originally called Armistice Day, the day the War to End all Wars simply stopped – brought to a close by the signing of the Armistice between the Allies…
