Monthly Archives: March 2006

For you and for all [men]…

Posted on March 29, 2006 by Father Pat

The other day in Presiding at the Eucharist class, the instructor corrected one of the guys who was using an older Sacramentary.  At the words of institution, he said "for you and for all men" … the word "men," of … Continue reading →

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Singing During a Homily

Posted on March 28, 2006 by Father Pat

As you may know from my last post, I decided to sing parts of the Exsultet in my homilies last weekend.  That was a controversial decision for me; since I was thinking better of it after I had made the … Continue reading →

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Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday): Rejoice!

Posted on March 26, 2006 by Father Pat

I preached two different homilies this weekend: one for the regular Sunday (Cycle B of the Lectionary) and the other for the Second Scrutiny (which uses Cycle A of the Lectionary).  Both are given below.  I took special care to … Continue reading →

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Goodbye b2evolution, Hello WordPress!

Posted on March 22, 2006 by Father Pat

Well, I finally had enough of spending all my time managing the spam on the b2evolution blog, so I switched it all over to WordPress today.  Here's hoping this works better!  In the meantime, please be patient with any glitches! … Continue reading →

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Third Sunday of Lent: Zeal for Your House will consume me…

Posted on March 18, 2006 by Father Pat

http://www.usccb.org/nab/031906a.shtml I think today’s Gospel story is very strange to many of us. It presents Jesus in a light that we don’t often see – kind of a violent light, in fact. I’ve often heard this story explained as a … Continue reading →

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Bad Catholic

Posted on March 15, 2006 by Father Pat

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Things we ought to give up for Lent

Posted on March 15, 2006 by Father Pat

A surface reading of Catholic blogs lately has made me ponder the purpose of these things. Since it’s Lent, I thought maybe all of us, bloggers or readers, could resolve to give up some things: The use of the phrase … Continue reading →

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Catholic Sensibility

Posted on March 12, 2006 by Father Pat

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myCatholic.com

Posted on March 11, 2006 by Father Pat

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Reconciliation Practicum, Day 1

Posted on March 7, 2006 by Father Pat

I heard my first “fake confession” in my Reconciliation Practicum class today. I have to say it was pretty scary, but also an awesome feeling at the same time. It brought me back to a time probably eight years ago … Continue reading →

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