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There is a legend in Christian tradition that recounts a story in the apocryphal Acts of Peter. According to the legend, as Peter was fleeing crucifixion in Rome...

Here Are Some Prayers You Might Consider After Returning to Your Pew After Receiving Holy Communion

With the removal of Bishop Strickland from the helm in the diocese of Tyler, Texas, this past week, I’m seeing a lot of reactions all over social media. It’s playing like there was an assassination. But out in the real world not a single person I’ve asked has heard about it, or even heard of Bishop Strickland at all. This divide between the “internet church” and the “real” church is nothing new. Most of what we’re following, reading, commenting on, or are exposed to on social media is mainly foreign to Catholics off of the internet. I never saw a clown mass in my life until I saw a picture of one on the internet. I’d never even heard of it before then. Catholics “offline” are sometimes out of important loops. But mostly, I find they’re focused on things that matter most—being Catholic and living good lives, building virtue. They’ve never heard of Bishop So-and-So, they don’t know what “RadTrad” or “Modernist” means, and they’re mostly unfamiliar with anything outside their own diocese. It reminds me of the old days! The Catholic experience was small, local, and intimate, with no noise or drama. At the end of the day, the dismissal of...

Mary presents #Jesus to the world throughout her life. In this first part of a 5 part series we examine the annunciation in scripture and art to discover the significance of Mary's "Fiat!" and how why it's significant to her "presentation" of Jesus in this moment. NOTE: There are some visuals used in this episode but you can probably get away with just listening to the audio without losing the effect