Corresponds to Question 27 of the survey.
We just returned from our annual visit to see my wife’s family in Spain. As she does every year, my mother-in-law brought the whole family together for lunch. (By “lunch,” I mean a feast lasting an entire Sunday afternoon.) Everyone had already visited with us individually; but make no mistake: they were all obliged to attend. Read more
Corresponds to Questions 19, 27, 28, 31, 32, and 33 of the survey.
I really enjoy sushi. It is beautiful food art that is at once pleasing to the eye and the palette and never fails to improve my mood. I wasn’t always a sushi convert as the idea of eating raw fish and seaweed wasn’t really appealing at first. But wise sushi connoisseurs introduced me slowly to the wonders of the sushi experience, beginning with simple, familiar flavors like cucumber and avocado, advancing slowly to the fully cooked California roll, adding in miso soup and wasabi when appropriate, waiting to introduce the raw fishes (salmon, tuna, yellowtail, …) and exotic sea creatures (octopus, sea urchin, abalone, …) until much later. Read more
Corresponds to Questions 14-17 and 20 of the survey.
When we experience something wonderful, something life-changing, when we have met someone who has changed our whole world, it is natural that we want to share it. And so it is with our Catholic faith.
Corresponds to Question 21 of the survey.
If Jesus Christ is not the center, nothing else matters.
It may sound drastic, but our whole parish survey may come down to Question 21: Which of the following best describes how you practice your faith and relate to Jesus Christ? Read more