I believe that all baptized children are welcome to the Altar. The following is a guide that will hopefully help parents with bringing their children forward to receive communion. First, for all children, it’s important to see what’s going on at the altar. There is a drama unfolding at the the table during the liturgy and like any good drama it should be seen and heard first hand. Parents might sit in a pew closer Read More …
Our Lady of Guadalupe (also Virgin of Guadalupe) is the name given to Mary the mother of Jesus when she appeared to Juan Diego on hillside outside Mexico City. The Virgin appeared to Juan Diego on Dec 9, 1531 and spoke to him 5 times in Nahuatl, Diego’s native language. The account of her apparition is found in the Nican Mopohua. At the end of the encounters her image appeared on Juan Diego’s tilma (cloak) Read More …
How many vasectomies can one guy get? Well, let me tell you. During this last round of chemo treatments, my wife made the decision for our family, and completely without my input, that it is now my turn to be responsible for our family planning. I begged, pleaded, cried, bargained, cajoled, and bribed her to keep going, but she played the being-a-stage-4-cancer-patient card, so I knew what I had to do. I guess it’s only Read More …