Category Archives: Liturgical Year

Ash Wednesday. We are but dust.

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

We begin the long 40 days of lent. Forty days spent in the desert of our hearts. Dark ashes are smeared on our foreheads, the very place that we were anointed with oil at our baptism and confirmation, to remind … Continue reading →

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Lent: Got Questions?

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

Then get thou over to Jimmy Akin’s place. He has done the research so I don’t have to. His Annual Lent Fight post is a treasure trove!

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Happy Fat Tuesday

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

The day before Lent begins is often called fat Tuesday. The name comes from a time in the Church when the Lenten fast was much stricter. All of the meat, eggs, dairy and fat had to be used up before … Continue reading →

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Are you ready for Lent?

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

I can’t believe that Lent is only a week away. It is later this year than it has been in years, yet it seems as if Christmas was yesterday. Lent is the time in the Church year when the Church … Continue reading →

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Lent is “biblical thing, not a made-up Catholic thing”

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

Well now.  I am so relieved. From the Associated Baptist Press: “It’s a biblical thing, not a made-up Catholic thing,” says Kyle Henderson, pastor of First Baptist Church in Athens, Texas, acknowledging a robust Baptist suspicion of spiritual practices seen … Continue reading →

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Today’s Feast: The Chair of St. Peter

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

From Catholic Culture: Chair of St. Peter Since early times, the Roman Church has had a special commemoration of the primatial authority of St. Peter. As witness one of the most renowned of the Apostolic Fathers, the Roman See has … Continue reading →

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Saint of the Day: St. Fabian, Pope and St. Sebastian

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

We have a twofer today as we celebrate these brave men who were martyred. The martyrs of the Church are a constant reminder that we are but pilgrims on this earth. Our true home is the kingdom of God. The … Continue reading →

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Back to Not so Ordinary Time

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

The Christmas season ends at tonight’s vigil Mass.  But we may feast a little longer as we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord. On Monday we return to Ordinary time which does not mean that we should become complacent in … Continue reading →

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Today’s Feast: The Most Holy Name of Jesus.

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

..God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name  that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

….and a Blessed Christmas! It is still Christmas until January 9th, The Baptism of the Lord. As you may have noticed, I took a wee break from blogging.  My favorite deacon, at long last, took some time off from his … Continue reading →

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