Gettysburg

Go here for a great post on confession

Year of the Priest

On June 19 Pope Benedict XVI began the "Year of the Priest." My plan is to do several posts about the sacrament of Holy Orders. If you have any questions about the priesthood you can leave them in the comment box.

An excellent article

Go to the First Things website to read a very good article.

St. Josemaria Escriva

"God wants his children to be on the offensive. We cannot stay on the defensive. Our business is to fight, wherever we may be, as an army in battle array."
From the Furrow #790

Rest in Peace

Please pray for the souls of three St. Patrick's parishioners.
Bernice Sieler
Mary Mathis
Marie Grieving

a day late

we remember St. Josemaria Escriva, who died on June 26, 1975. He is best known as the founder of the Opus Dei movement, which is based on the idea that our sanctity can be achieved through the performance of our daily work. Even the most mundane tasks, such as scrubbing the floor or collecting garbage become supernatural when done for the glory of God.

We can learn a lot from the teachings of St. Escriva. Often times we look for a magnificent or elaborate way to serve God, while ignoring the many little tasks that await us each day. Doing each of those ordinary tasks well will do more for our salvation than the large task that never comes along.

Where are the men in your parish?

I'm looking for:
1. Men who go to Mass and have gotten other men to go
2. Men who were away from Mass for years and what got them back to the pews
3. Women who have gotten men (husbands, brothers, sons) to go to Mass
4. Insights into why so many men don’t go to Mass; what's their problem, what turns them off?
5. Suggestions on how to get men to go

Try to keep suggestions somewhere between "take them by the ear and pull" and "tell them that a smoking pit of sulphur awaits if they don't!"