Yes! Years ago the Archdiocese of New York had such a service and I used it once before I was a friar. Very neat. A little nun asked you all these questions about prayer, influences, and so on and then said let me pray on this. Best match I've had with a director, may he rest in peace.
Plus, around here a lot of folks go to a parish church other than their own for confession anyway. 😇
Yes, I agree, and I would rather not be a spiritual director for my own parishioner. My point is that finding a spiritual director can be very hard and it's a lot to put on someone without willingness to help.
Absolutely. I tell people to run from such priests. Too many of us out there making disciples for themselves rather than for the Lord.
As a frequent penitent in my Catholic life, there are certain things I am very careful about saying in confession because of my own frustrating experiences before being a priest. One such rule I have is never tell a penitent they need a spiritual director unless I'm willing to accept them myself.
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, Titular Archbishop of Sepino, as the new Apostolic Nuncio to the United States. Archbishop Caccia, 68, has served as Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations since 2019, and succeeds Cardinal Christophe Pierre, 80.
Savior Faire has stolen my bon bons
Me, to myself, after looking up from my phone and exclaiming how in this little town in Algeria that is the current location of a certain bishop's titular see there's a restaurant called Yummy Food.
"Hmm...why don't the friars seem to find this fascinating?"
We are proud of our contribution to coffee culture, and of our simian namesakes.
We are proud to have inspired such things.
Right and just
The Eastern Churches are like the wild west. One thing I learned in Rome.
Reading about that bishop who was arrested at the airport on his way to see the Pope. Leo's probably like oh good, got the time of that appointment back.
Friday in Lent at the neighborhood pizzeria. Girl getting a pepperoni slice while sharing how hard it's been to give up soda for Lent. The pizzaiolo recommends she give it up for good. She says, "I don't know if I can do that, but thanks for believing in me."
Building a time machine so I can go back and tell dudes enjoying their first IPA that this will become a mad and irrational arms race, leaving their beer palates as a bitter casualty.
Because the pastor is away this week at a meeting of our American major superiors, it falls to me to celebrate Mass with the grade school children. Given that I don't interact with children much I'm not sure how to approach this, so hopefully at least my awkwardness is entertaining for them.
Freaked out a little bit when I saw I had a voice message from the cops. They want a dispensation from Friday abstinence.
Yes!
Somebody poked me on FB. That's still a thing?
Yup. Says he enjoys the surprise.
Editing up a woman at the well homily I wrote 3 years ago in the last year A. It's a day I miss preaching in Italian, for the delicious verb our lectionary renders as 'well up': zampillare.
similar
I'm not yet at the level of freedom from care as our friar who goes through the McDonad's drive-thru and just makes up a number, and I doubt I ever will be, but it's something.
When we're extinct, you can blame me; I've allowed the AI takeover to begin. I no longer worry about menus. If I have to go to a restaurant, having explained previously to an AI what I like, I ask it to read reviews and tell me what to order.
I don't recall, sadly.
I know there are real serious problems in the world and our military is killing people
but also did you guys see rfk jr trashed dunkin donuts
image of a painting a somewhat severe-looking nun brandishing a crucifix in her right fist and a book in her left hand
"And besides all this, between us and you a great abbess has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us."
how is it three different colors
Assistant superintendent of schools in Cleveland and lounge singer/debt collector in Massachusetts.
