Eucharist
Beauty of Churches
Today when I went to Mass, I just chose a place to sit randomly. Typically, people seem to sit in the same place every week. We like consistency. But today I only thought about sitting in a place where the sun wouldn’t be shining in my face. After a little while I looked around and […]
Illuminating Presence
I went to Mass this afternoon, which was specifically for those who have died this past year. I prayed for those I knew and my parents. The priest talked about a funeral he recently attended for a young woman. From his description, I recognized the story I heard at the Newman Center. The teenager was […]
Back To It
I have had visitors since I returned from my vacation. My brother left this afternoon, so I was alone once again for the first time in 6 weeks. I ended some of the activities that kept me busy before vacation, such as physical therapy and counselling. But today I picked back up with other commitments […]
Back on the Road
This morning I went to Mass and prayed especially for my mom on the 1-year anniversary of her death. I loved that it was Corpus Christi – the Feast of the Body of Christ. In the homily, we were reminded that we have Hope that we will one day be in the arms of Christ […]
Beautiful Church
This morning I found a church in the small town that we stayed in last night. It was so beautiful and ornate. There were murals painted on the ceilings and behind the side altars. The colors were all so vibrant. Up in the choir loft was a stunning pipe organ. For Communion, everyone approached the […]
Country Music
Today I brought Communion to the elderly woman who I have been seeing every week. I told her it was St. Patrick’s day. She said she went to St. Patrick’s church a long time ago. I told her I do too and that is where Communion came from. After she received, I showed her some […]
Notre Dame Cathedral Reopened
Tonight I watched some of the Mass of the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral. It took 5 years and $1 billion in donations to rebuild and complete the structure since the fire in 2019. In the homily by Archbishop Laurent Ulrich of Paris, he stated, “Generation after generation – believers experience it – the […]
Healing Taking Place
One of the ladies in our prayer group had emergency surgery 2 weeks ago and is currently in a rehabilitation facility. Tonight was our meeting night, so we brought the meeting to her. The facility allowed us to use one of the common rooms. One of the guys even brought his computer so we could […]
Bonus Adoration
Although I wasn’t planning on it, I ended up going out and about today. It’s still very strange to me to be able to just go and do whatever at a moments notice. Since I was out, I thought it would be nice to stop at a church for Eucharistic Adoration for a while. But, […]
He Is Here
At church today, a couple spoke about their experience at the National Eucharistic Congress. They described how there were 4 routes of pilgrimages forming a cross as they all converged at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The home of the Indianapolis Colts was transformed into an altar and place of worship for a week […]
Still Finding God 