Yesterday was the Solemnity of Christ the King, a fairly new feast for the Church. The Feast of Christ the King was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925 as an antidote to secularism, a way of life which leaves God out of man’s thinking and living and organizes his life as if God did…
Can you imagine the conversation between Abraham and Isaac as he bound the boy and placed him on the altar? Surely, Isaac had been raised to know God and His plan for Abraham and Sarah’s family, so Isaac had to have some knowledge of the part he was supposed to play in it all. “Isaac,…
On Sunday at Mass, if your parish read the long form of the Gospel, you heard the parable of the prodigal son. I’ve written about this parable before, meditated on the Father who searches the horizon for the first sign that His prodigal children are on their way home to Him. He doesn’t even wait…
Welcome to the final session of Lawn Chair Catechism. We’ve spent our Summer reading and discussing Forming Intentional Disciples: The Path to Knowing and Following Jesus, by Sherry Weddell. If you’d like to look over any of my previous posts on the topic, you can go to the dedicated page for this series, or head…
Welcome back to Lawn Chair Catechism! We’re at the penultimate chapter this week, but if you’d like to catch up, I have a page dedicated to the project, which was cooked up by the brilliant minds behind CatholicMom.com! You don’t have to have the book to join the discussion. Heck, you don’t even have to…
Welcome back to Lawn Chair Catechism! If you’ve missed any sessions, be sure to check out my page for this series. There, you’ll find links to CatholicMom.com’s terrific resources, as well as links to purchase Sherry Weddell’s book, Forming Intentional Disciples, which is the source for our discussions. Don’t worry, though. The study guides can…
“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.” ― Corrie ten Boom It’s the last day for Jennifer Fulwiler’s 7 for 7 Challenge, and I was stumped when it came to a topic today. Until I went to Mass, that is. It’s been less than a year since I wrote about our…
There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test him and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” He said in reply, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with…
Welcome back to Lawn Chair Catechism, where we’re discussing Sherry Weddell’s Forming Intentional Disciples. You can find more information, as well as links to all previous discussions on this blog, at this handy link. Please be sure to stop by CatholicMom.com, the brains behind this project, as well; you’ll find more posts on the topic…
Welcome to the fourth session of Lawn Chair Catechism! You’ll find a run-down of all posts related to this topic on my page dedicated to this project, which was dreamt up by the amazing women who run CatholicMom.com. Links to each of the previous sessions are there, as well as information on ordering Sherry Weddell’s…
Domestic Vocation 