By Brad Torline. A couple of years ago I posted on Facebook that I was looking for one of those “concrete Mary statues that people put in their yards.” I thought a fallen-away Catholic friend might have one they inherited from their grandmother. Much to my surprise I ended up with one that had been […]
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By David Cooley. This winter I have had the pleasure of speaking to all the diocesan high school seniors during their senior retreat at St. Anne Retreat Center. It has been a joyful experience and a wonderful learning opportunity for me. One of the first messages I try to convey to these young adults is […]
By David Cooley. Lent is such a powerful time and if we open ourselves up to the graces of God it can be a time of great spiritual enrichment. Lent is so many things, but the Catechism of the Catholic Church offers us a concise reflection: “By the solemn forty days of Lent the Church […]
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May, Mary, and the ’externals’ of faith
/in Catechesis & EvangelizationBy Brad Torline. A couple of years ago I posted on Facebook that I was looking for one of those “concrete Mary statues that people put in their yards.” I thought a fallen-away Catholic friend might have one they inherited from their grandmother. Much to my surprise I ended up with one that had been […]
Stand in truth, render justice
/in Catechesis & EvangelizationBy David Cooley. This winter I have had the pleasure of speaking to all the diocesan high school seniors during their senior retreat at St. Anne Retreat Center. It has been a joyful experience and a wonderful learning opportunity for me. One of the first messages I try to convey to these young adults is […]
A Lenten Reflection – Follow Jesus into the Desert
/in Catechesis & EvangelizationBy David Cooley. Lent is such a powerful time and if we open ourselves up to the graces of God it can be a time of great spiritual enrichment. Lent is so many things, but the Catechism of the Catholic Church offers us a concise reflection: “By the solemn forty days of Lent the Church […]