Last weekend, my husband and I attended a comedy show at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The opener was a comedian I didn’t know named Pat McGann. His material started out funny but quickly turned ugly. He mentioned that he’s “Catholic,” the religion in which nuns beat students and priests molest children, but we don’t ever leave. As his act went on, he did a bit about Holy Communion, and made a sexual joke about receiving the Body of Christ on his tongue. And I felt PAIN! I’m not exaggerating. I felt actual pain as my heart broke for Jesus. Then my righteous anger flared and I was…
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10 Important Things I “Discovered” as My Faith Grew
Today I was thinking that I’d share some ideas that have been very important in my walk with the Lord. But first, as a reminder to you (and to myself), I am an average Catholic woman with no training in theology. I am not an apologist (a person who offers an argument in defense of something). Even more so, I feel particularly uncomfortable with the idea of teaching others about theological things. BUT – I do feel a tug on my heart, a nudge of the Spirit, guiding me to say something, guiding me to state the Truth. Because once God has worked in our lives, it is our…
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On Air with Sr. Marie Pappas
This is so exciting, guys! Just before Christmas I was on air with Sister Marie Pappas on her radio show, Pathways of Learning, on SiriusXM’s The Catholic Channel. How did this happen? Well, our two oldest children go to St. Columba school in Hopewell Junction, NY. Sister Marie is the religious education director at the same parish. For our annual school gala, Sister Marie offered a chance to join her as guest on her radio show as a live auction prize. Well, John and I won the prize!! This was back in April. Fast forward to this fall, I began this blog. When Sister Marie asked what we’d like to…
