New Age classes at the Parish Church

Recovering Dissident Catholic What Does the Prayer Really Say The above two links are to a commentary about New Age classes, often costing $100 or more to take, being held in parish churches. There are so many reasons why this is wrong, but the above links spoke to that very very well.  The comments were good too! I want to talk about why I think these classes happen and why so many Catholics (and non-Catholics too fall into these traps) take up these activities. We are community creatures.  We need fellowship and not just during the Mass.  During Mass we … Continue reading

Community Building

Our Church is supposed to be a family and a community but so often it is simply the place where we go to Mass and then go home. One common solution to this is to attempt to turn the Mass into a social connecting time.  This is a serious error for this reason: Mass is for worshiping God and becoming closer to Christ through participation in the Liturgy of the Word and in receiving the Eucharist.  Our unity as a community comes through our unity with God and to change the Mass is to downplay this essential aspect.  Keep the … Continue reading

Of Fat Suits and Dancing

Two quotes inspire me and keep me trying on the weight control goals.  They are the following: “We are 118 lb women working our way out of fat suits” –Maria, my first workout partner “Ballroom Dancing beats aerobics any day, my personal goal is to be able to Quickstep or Viennese Waltz without a break for a full hour.” –personal fitness goal I’ve kept these in focus through long workouts with a trainer.  Sessions with the chiropractor to put back what moved out of place as I worked out.  Hours of ballroom dance classes and belly dance classed followed by … Continue reading