In Flannery O’Connor’s short story “Revelation,” the main character, Mrs. Turpin, is a proper southern lady who has a very high opinion of herself and a very low opinion of nearly everyone else. But when she’s brought up short by an accusation from a mentally unstable girl in the waiting room of the doctor’s office, [...]
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More than saying ‘Lord, Lord’
Posted in Catholic Identity, Gospels, Prophets on August 26, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Religion and Families in Conflict
Posted in Catholic Identity, Community, Gospels on August 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“From now on a household of five will be divided, three against two and two against three.” These words from Luke’s Gospel always seem to startle—even scandalize—us. We’re so familiar with Jesus preaching a message of peace and love that these words about division and conflict as a necessary part of the coming of the [...]
Fourth of July
Posted in Catholic Identity, Covenant, Homilies, Lectionary on July 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
… or Wednesday of the 13th Week of the Year? This can be a tricky question for homilists and liturgists in the United States. I think people going to Mass in the typical parish today expect some acknowledgment of the civic holiday. The danger lies in using the Mass to praise America more than [...]
Which church father are you?
Posted in Catholic Identity on April 14, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I ended up with this after a visit to The Ironic Catholic. It’s raining and 44 in Cincinnati and I needed a laugh, which I.C. provides in spades. While you’re visiting over there, be sure to check out the Peeps Conclave.
You’re St. Justin Martyr!
You have a positive and hopeful attitude toward the world. You [...]
Giving Up Sweets for Lent
Posted in Catholic Identity, Lent on March 21, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Watching The Colbert Report tonight, I found myself wondering whether other people have noticed the ongoing subtext of Lent and the Americone Dream. And in fact I discovered a nice compendium of accounts of Stephen’s Catholic identity here. And this. I’ve just loved the way he’s so typically understated but determined about it. Periodically over [...]
‘Laughter, friendship and good red wine’
Posted in Catholic Identity, Gospels on January 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A quote often attributed to British essayist Hilaire Belloc tells us, “Wherever the Catholic sun does shine, there’s laughter, friendship and good red wine.” Whoever coined this phrase may have been inspired by today’s Gospel. We see Jesus at a party with his mother and his friends, and when the wine runs low and the [...]
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