On Belonging: How Adoption Is Like a Sacrament
Every instance of belonging is a mystery. People assume birth into a family secures belonging. We believe birth within a country’s border makes you a…
Sacraments
The Reasons Why Mass Keeps Me Real and Grounds Me
I go to church to get real. Like so many others in our chaotic world, I need to find places where I can sink into…
Am I Using Confession as an Excuse to Sin?
I commit the same sins over and over, and I feel bad going to confession when it is most likely I will commit the same…
Will the Church Ever Add Any New Sacraments?
It seems unlikely that the Church will add any new Sacraments. Seven is a highly symbolic number now buoyed by centuries of tradition. And any…
