As I've told you before, I am a huge movie fan, and I've written a lot about movies in various ways over the years. It has occurred to me lately that there are a lot of Halloween movies and a lot of Christmas movies, but not a lot of Thanksgiving movies. You may have noticed the same thing in retail stores: It's Halloween stuff from the end of the summer to the end of October, and then it's all about Christmas.
Read MoreAs part of our parish's participation in the National Eucharistic Revival, we are offering new opportunities here and there to deepen our devotion to the Holy Eucharist. One of those offerings is Oratio, which is a service of eucharistic adoration - a time to slow down completely and be at peace in the presence of Christ.
Read MoreLast week I encouraged you to remember that we are what we eat. We are spiritual beings, so we need spiritual food, which we receive in the body, blood, soul, and divinity of Jesus Christ. This week I want to go further. We eat to live...but what are we living for?
Read MoreAfter twelve weeks on the fruits of the Spirit, I will now take several weeks to talk about the Holy Eucharist in conjunction with our parish's participation in the National Eucharistic Revival.
Read MoreAround the time of Christ, there were groups of Gentiles who were fascinated with Judaism. They were drawn to one all-powerful loving God rather than the many capricious gods of paganism.
Read MoreModesty is a virtue that you know when you see it. Modesty is the disposition of a person - a man or a woman, by the way! - who is both confident and careful
Read MoreI'm a huge movie fan, and I've written a lot about my favorite movies here and there over the years.
One of my very favorites is Chariots of Fire, the 1981 drama about the British track & field team at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris
Read MoreDepictions of generosity in Scripture are many. In the Old Testament, the Law required Israel to leave the edges of their fields unharvested, and not to pick up the gleanings that were left behind by the laborers so that the poor may claim them for free.
Read More"Don't just stand there, do something!"
For those of us who are active, ambitious, and success-oriented, this statement may be something we've said to someone who was being negligent or lazy.
Read MorePlease join us in welcoming Katie Aguilar as a Pastoral Associate at Christ the King.
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