Category: Church, Liturgy, and Catholic Life

Talk about a 10 Year Challenge. Above 2013. Below 2023. 10 Years. 10 blessed years. Today I celebrate 10 years of being a Catholic, and it’s crazy that it’s really been a decade. I came into the Church on June 26, 2013 during my early college years, and I still remember that day with the…

Above is the image of the tweet for my “Sunday in a TweetShell: Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less” I tweeted and shared on my FB for today’s Gospel reading for the 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A) [June 25, 2023]. Mt 10:26-33 Jesus said to the Twelve:“Fear no one.Nothing is…

Above is the image of the tweet for my “Sunday in a TweetShell: Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less” I tweeted and shared on my FB for today’s Gospel reading for the 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A) [June 18, 2023]. Mt 9:36-10:8 At the sight of the crowds, Jesus’ heart…

This week we are celebrating our first “regular” Ordinary Time (OT) Sunday in a long line after a long line of special celebrations: Easter, Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, Corpus Christi and even this past Friday Sacred Heart. OT is the time for spiritual growth after getting fed so many spiritual goodies through our special celebrations; plus…

Above is the image of the tweet for my “Sunday in a TweetShell: Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less” I tweeted and shared on my FB for today’s Gospel reading for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi (The Body and Blood of the Christ) (Year A) [June 11, 2023]. Jn 6:51-58 Jesus said…

Earlier this year I launched through the Twitter extension of my BLACKCATHOLIC apostolate what I call “Sunday in a TweetShell: Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less”, and the goal with this project is just what it sounds like. Each Sunday I put out short reflections on the Mass’s gospel reading that captures…

Above is the image of the tweet for my “Sunday in a TweetShell: Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less” I tweeted and shared on my FB for today’s Gospel reading for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity (Year A) [June 4, 2023] Jn 3:16-18 God so loved the world that he…

Above is the image of the tweet for my “Sunday in a TweetShell: Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less” I tweeted and shared on my FB for today’s Gospel reading for Pentecost Sunday of the Easter Season (Year A) [May 28, 2023]. Jn 20:19-23 On the evening of that first day of…

Above is the image of the tweet for my “Sunday in a TweetShell: Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less” I tweeted and shared on my FB for today’s Gospel reading for Ascension Sunday of the Easter Season (Year A) [May 21, 2023]. Mt 28:16-20 The eleven disciples went to Galilee,to the mountain…

Above is the image of the tweet for my “Sunday in a TweetShell: Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less” I tweeted and shared on my FB for today’s Gospel reading for the 5th Sunday of Easter (Year A) [May 7, 2023]. Jn 14:1-12 Jesus said to his disciples:“Do not let your hearts…