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Monthly Archives: October 2007

“…we are all worthy…”

At Mass this morning, during the penitential rite, the good priest told us that, as we recall our sins, we should still remember that “we are all worthy” of participating in the eternal banquet. Really, now. Last I recall, I am a wretched sinner with no hope of ever being worthy of anything good, much [...]

Where did they get that from?

Beth had the fine privilege of overhearing and then taking part in a conversation about the differences between Catholics and Protestants. There were three teenage Protestants and one uninformed teenage Catholic. Before Beth joined, the essential conclusion was that the main difference is that Catholics worship Mary. She, of course, set them straight by stating [...]