Epiphany Blessing for Homes

Posted by Peter Grodi on 3/13/23

UPON ENTERING THE HOUSE [OR AT THE FRONT DOOR]:

Priest/Head of Household (Leader): Peace be to this house. All: And to all who dwell herein.

Leader: From the east came the Magi to Bethlehem to adore the Lord; and opening their treasures they offered precious gifts: gold for the ... Read More »

Merry Christmas from C.S.Lewis

Posted by Peter Grodi on 3/13/23

Merry Christmas! For your spiritual enjoyment, I'd like to share a poem about Christmas from my favorite author C.S.Lewis. I fully plan to read this poem to my nieces and nephews Christmas day. I hope you and maybe your children or grandchildren enjoy it and experience the awe and ... Read More »

Children at Mass Part 2: Silence and Advent

Posted by Peter Grodi on 3/13/23

As I mentioned last week, I would like to continue to spiritually reflect with you all on the significance of the presence of children at Mass. This week, we shall look at the topic specifically through the lens of the Advent season; a season in which the focus of ... Read More »

Children at Mass

Posted by Peter Grodi on 3/13/23

We are blest to have a church community with many families. And with families comes the presence of many young children. And with children inevitably comes some extra noise. I know that for some, the presence of children can be quite a distraction and a frustration. Even for parents, ... Read More »

The WORD Part 5: Praying with Scripture

Posted by Peter Grodi on 3/13/23

I commonly hear this kind of statement from people I counsel: “I would like to read more Scripture or pray with it more, but I don’t really know where to start or how to do it.” I definitely can relate. Prior to college, I didn’t know how to fruitfully ... Read More »

The WORD Part 4: Living and Effective

Posted by Peter Grodi on 3/13/23

In the last Liturgy Corner (remember, you can read previous articles on the website under the Liturgy Blog), we talked about how Jesus Christ is the Word of God and that Scripture is the Word of God as well. Hence, there is a mystical sense in which Jesus is ... Read More »

The WORD Part 3: Christ and Sacred Scripture

Posted by Peter Grodi on 3/13/23

I want to reflect on the power of God’s word in Scripture because it is easy to underestimate it. It is easy to hear a familiar passage and gloss over it or hear just a moral lesson and assume that's all there is to it. I’m guessing most of ... Read More »

The Liturgy Corner - The WORD Part 2: Psalms

Posted by Peter Grodi on 8/08/22

I remember one time chatting with my dad about preaching (since he was a preacher before becoming Catholic, it is one of our favorite topics.) I remember him telling me that the most underappreciated part of the Liturgy of the Word is the responsorial psalm. I’m just as bad ... Read More »

The Liturgy Corner - The WORD Part 1: The Lectionary

Posted by Peter Grodi on 8/08/22

I want to start a new short series in this Liturgy Corner on ‘the Word’. Here, we will explore various topics to help us all better understand the Liturgy of the Word, the use of Scripture in the Liturgy in general, and how to better pray and enter into ... Read More »

The Liturgy Corner - Piety: Justice for God

Posted by Peter Grodi on 8/08/22

We just finished a long series on the various parts of the Mass where dialogue occurs in some form between the congregation and the priest. There was one phrase that I did not talk about much. "It is right and just." The congregation says this in response to the ... Read More »