Last year, I compiled a list of three Reformation Day ironies. In a nutshell, they were that Reformation: (1) is celebrated by making graven images of Reformers who hated images;(2) is intended to Christianize a “pagan” holiday, yet is celebrated by many of the same Evangelicals who refuse to celebrate Christmas for fear that it’s… Continue reading Two More Reformation Day Ironies
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Lenten Prayer Before the Crucifix
A plenary indulgence is offered on Fridays in Lent (like today) for the Christian faithful who piously pray the below prayer in front of a Crucifix, after Communion: BEHOLD, O good and sweetest Jesus, I cast myself upon my knees in Thy sight,and with the most fervent desire of my soul I pray and beseech… Continue reading Lenten Prayer Before the Crucifix
Give Up All You Have and Follow Me!
About a month ago, the Gospel reading was Mark 10:17-30: As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up,knelt down before him, and asked him,“Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”Jesus answered him, “Why do you call me good?No one is good but God alone.You know the commandments: You… Continue reading Give Up All You Have and Follow Me!