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National lent
What is Lent?
Easter
March 30, 2012
I didn't grow up going to church. As an adult, most of my faith experience has taken place outside of what would be considered liturgical...
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Lent, interrupted
annunciation
March 27, 2012
Lent, the season of the Christian year, which is marked by prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, is a somber time. Christians are making the journey...
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Sheep, goats, and the last judgment
last judgment
March 5, 2012
The Gospel reading for Mass on the first Monday of Lent - one week ago today - always hits me in a palpable way. It's St. Matthew's account...
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What's the difference between Creole and Cajun?
creole culture
March 5, 2012
Of all the former slave states in the United States African cultural retention is arguably the strongest in Louisiana. Creole is a term loosely...
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The Pope, IVF, and grass-fed beef
pope benedict xvi
February 26, 2012
This past week, a three-day conference concluded in Romedealing with assisted reproductive technology (ART), and specifically in vitro...
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Roman Catholic Pope takes to the internet for Lent
Roman Catholic Pope
February 25, 2012
Old school religion meshes with modern technology as the Vatican takes the messages of the Pope to the internet.According to the Vatican Radio...
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What is Shrove Tuesday all about
lent
February 23, 2012
Shrove Tuesday is also known as Pancake Tuesday, Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday. It’s the day preceding Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.The...
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Ash Wednesday: The wake-up call of the Church
Ash Wednesday
February 22, 2012
“Memento, homo, quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris.”"Remember O man, that thou art dust, and to dust thou shalt return....
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Lent begins: changing your diet can change your life
diets
February 22, 2012
As the Lenten season begins for many of us, it's become a tradition to "give up" something to prepare for the Holy Work, such as a...
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Giving up Lent for Lent
lent
February 21, 2012
Millions of Catholics knew the rules growing up. No meat on Fridays, fasting on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, and giving something up for Lent as...
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