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November 30, 2004
The 6th Catholic Carnival is Online
The 6th Catholic Carnival is now online at Happy Catholic. The theme surrounds the gifts of the Holy Spirit and the posts work well with it! By the way, the next Catholic Carnival will focus on Advent, so be sure...Posted at 2:31 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
November 26, 2004
Having a Large Family
The Catholic family....For years known as the "large family". I remember hearing comments like, "My goodness, look at all those children! They must be Catholic..." We've all heard such comments and some even feel a little embarrassed by them, the...Posted at 7:10 PM | Comments (10) | TrackBack
November 25, 2004
Happy Thanksgiving!
All of us, here at Living Catholicism, would like to wish each and every one of you, and yours, a very Happy Thanksgiving. May your Thanksgiving be a time for family and friends, a time for enjoying good food and...Posted at 12:05 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
November 24, 2004
The Meaning of Thanksgiving
Inspired by the Catholic Carnival, I decided to take a catechismal approach to the meaning of thanksgiving. For many of us, thanksgiving immediately brings to mind thoughts of the feastive holiday that we are about to celebrate. Yet as Catholics...Posted at 8:54 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
November 22, 2004
The Fifth Catholic Carnival
Last week, Dunmoose raised the bar on the Catholic Carnival, so I’ll keep it going . . . in a slightly different way. I’m one of those “Catechism-nuts” and I thought it would be great to relate the posts to...Posted at 11:38 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
November 19, 2004
Santa Claus, Rudolph and Christmas: What’s a Christian Parent to Do?
Christmas is Christ’s birthday – one of the holiest days of the year. But in modern America, the secular world intrudes rudely on this Christian holiday and attempts to make it no more than a glorified day of materialism. How...Posted at 2:38 PM | Comments (12) | TrackBack
November 18, 2004
Blessing Your House...Catholic Style
Last weekend my wife and I were invited to the home of some parish friends of ours for a special event. They were having their house blest. They invited two of the local parish priests as well as many friends...Posted at 10:03 PM | Comments (4) | TrackBack
Prayers for a Soul
The Catholic blogosphere lost a influential participant this morning. We link to A Catholic Blog for Lovers in our blogroll and Gerard Serafin, the blogger, passed away at 3 am this morning. He was in poor health - his last...Posted at 3:49 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
November 17, 2004
The Importance of a Family Litany
Personally, I love the idea of a “Family Litany” and I thought I’d share my thoughts on it. What I mean by litany is a family prayer where one person leads by naming a Saint or devotion and the rest...Posted at 10:50 PM | Comments (1) | TrackBack
November 16, 2004
Catholic Carnival IV is now online
Visit the 4th Catholic Carnival for a great roundup of Catholic posts. Thanks to Dunmoose the Ageless for hosting this week. God bless, Jay...Posted at 9:26 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Developing Family Devotions
As adult converts to Catholicism, my wife and I were way behind when it came to knowledge of specific Saints. Needless to say, there is an unending supply of great information about individual Saints available, so catching up is pretty...Posted at 3:23 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
November 12, 2004
"Husbands, Love Your Wives..."
Husbands, love you wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that he might present the church to himself...Posted at 3:19 PM | Comments (1) | TrackBack
November 9, 2004
The Third Catholic Carnival
Welcome to the Third Catholic Carnival! This week I’ll start out with something a little different and move on through personal responsibility, political issues, and “simpletons.” Notes posts a Java applet on the theme of martyrdom in Crosses. The included...Posted at 8:47 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
November 8, 2004
A Spirit of Learning
How do we learn? Many would say through "education" and rightfully so. Others would say through "experience" and, again, rightfully so. Yet behind both of these moods of learning is the spirit of learning itself. As human beings we must...Posted at 8:34 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
November 5, 2004
Preparing for the Holiday Season
It's that time of the year when we begin focusing our attention on the holiday season...planning menus, inviting family and friends over, buying gifts, etc. In our modern world, the holidays have become a very materialistic and secular time. We...Posted at 11:54 AM | Comments (1) | TrackBack
November 2, 2004
The Second Catholic Carnival: The Eucharist
The Second Catholic Carnival is now up at The Curt Jester. This carnival has a strict focus on the Eucharist and offers some excellent points of view. By the way, if you have a Catholic-oriented blog and are interested in...Posted at 10:17 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Please Remember to Vote and to Pray for the Dead
Today is November 2, so please remember to vote. As our bishops have said, vote from a "well-formed conscience" i.e. a "conscience" rooted in the teachings of the Catholic Church and faithful to the common good. The fundamental element of...Posted at 6:00 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
November 1, 2004
Feast Days for the Month of November
The month of November contains several solemnities and feast days that beautifully express the "universal" attribute of our beloved Catholic Faith. November 1 - All Saints - This solemnity of the Catholic Church recognizes and celebrates all those holy men...Posted at 11:03 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack