What St. Philip Neri Can Teach Us About the Sabbath
If you’re anything like me, then the call to keep holy the Sabbath is something of a challenge, thanks to a constant struggle to maintain…
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5 Meaningful Ways Your Family Can Honor the Sabbath
As someone who’s driven by productivity, keeping the Sabbath holy can sometimes feel like the one commandment that really cramps my style. It always seems…
5 Bible Verses That Remind Us of the Importance of Rest
For many of us, busyness can become a way of life where doing overrides being. We care for the sick, volunteer, build businesses, and raise…
How My Family Is Spending Our Summer with God
As a teacher, I find my summer months are often ruled by constantly changing schedules and very little routine. Even when I was not working…
How to Intentionally Plan a Day of Rest
Most Friday nights, you will find me sitting in the chair by my front door with house keys still in hand, one shoe off, snoring…
Is Watching Mass on TV or on My Phone Just as Good as Going to Mass?
No. Television and internet broadcasts of Mass are useful for the sick or those unable to get to Mass because of some other infirmity. If…
Why isn’t the Sabbath on Saturday?
Question: If the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Father and is rated among the 10 commandments as equally important, how is it that…
Going to Mass on Vacation
Fr. Larry Rice and Fr. Dave discuss the obligation of keeping the Sabbath holy, especially when one is on a vacation. Tips on how to…
BARBARA — DAY 20: Sabbath
Over the weekend, I was thinking about the idea of “sabbath.” After two weekends away — traveling for a wedding and then work — it…
If We Believe in the Big Bang, Should We Still Rest on the Sabbath?
Q: If we believe and can prove the “Big Bang,” then what do we make of ideas that God created the seventh day for rest?…
