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Celebrating the Annunciation — Some Practical Ideas

March 26, 2012 by Lisa Schmidt Leave a Comment

Today is the Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord, an occasion to honor â€œMaryâ€™s yesâ€ and celebrate Christâ€™s incarnation. The Church typically celebrates this feast on March 25, but given it fell on a Sunday this year, the Annunciation was transferred to Monday. Last year the feast fell on a Friday during Lent so … [Read more…]

Turning Maryâ€™s â€œYesâ€ Into a Pork Chop on a Stick?

March 25, 2011 by Lisa Schmidt 1 Comment

Yesterday I had an email exchange with a good friend who is also an ordained deacon â€” and a very good one! We had a short back and forth about the statement our Bishop released this week to remind Catholics in our diocese that the requirement to abstain from meat has been waived today. A … [Read more…]