Hey Everyone…Shannon here! So, while Orin’s away in Rome, it’s left to me to keep the blog updated. As some of you can tell, I’m not very good at it. My fallback plan is always a YouTube video. So… This is our friend, comedian Judy McDonald, giving her performance at the National Conference on Catholic…
Category: lent
catholicism, holiday, lent, reflection, scripture
Good Friday
“After this, aware that everything was now finished, in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I thirst.” There was a vessel filled with common wine. So they put a sponge soaked in wine on a sprig of hyssop and put it up to his mouth. When Jesus had taken the wine, he…
lent, reflection
Turn Away From Sin…
…and be faithful to the Gospel. Or, put another way, give up what separates you from God, and put your trust in your Christian community, Jesus’ cross, and his new creation. As we all hopefully are aware, the penitential season of Lent begins today, Ash Wednesday, this year February 6, almost as early as it…
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An interesting “Lenten Penance” – Becoming a bag lady
Oddwalk’s friend – and Orin’s cow-orker at the Shine – Erin Simmons (that’s right another Erin, just for confusion’s sake) Anyway, she has taken up an interesting “Lenten Penance” read her words: For the 40 days of preparation before Holy Week, I am giving up packaged goods. And by “giving up,” I mean the following.…