Since I was up before 10 today, I decided to attend an 8 am mass at my local parish. (Had an appointment at 1:30, didn’t want to hang around for two hours in Clayton after mass, etc. long story, ANYWAY…) When I pulled into the parking lot, I noticed a long line of Catholic school children filing [...]
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Mass tales pt. 2
Posted in Catholicism on September 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
bits and pieces
Posted in Catholicism, Uncategorized on September 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
alpha: The “fall” post reminded me of a quote I’d seen some days before by everyone’s favorite cheery existentialist, Albert Camus: “Autumn is a second spring/When every leaf’s a flower.” I swear there is more to this (maybe even a whole poem) but the quote-crazy internet can’t find it for me. beta: Fall is also putting [...]
Ashes and Dust
Posted in Catholicism on February 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
So today is the first day of Lent, and my first Lent as a candidate for election into the Catholic church. I wanted to do something special, so my RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, of course!) sponsor and I meandered on down to St. James the Greater in Dogtown. (I’d link, but I’m [...]
