Joshua 24:1-2A, 15-17, 18B Ephesians 5:21:32 John 6:60-69 Today the Church reminds us in the readings before us that our faith is counter-cultural, that following Jesus Christ requires us to have faith in what we cannot see or easily discern, and that we face a choice. We can follow the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, or the gods of …
Q & A: Blessing Objects and Things
Our occasional Catholic Q&A series continues with a question about how one might go about getting something blessed from a reader who is a little “gun-shy” about asking to have religious objects blessed. How should I ask a priest to bless my sacramental? A corollary question that our writer seemed to hint at but did not ask outright would be: …
Q & A: Friday Abstinence
A recent new Catholic, a convert to the faith, writes with a Catholic Q & A question about how Friday abstinence can be observed outside of Lent if a person chooses to eat meat on Friday. What penances are appropriate for Fridays in the place of abstaining from meat? Good for this person for asking this question, because it shows …