Category: The Average Catholic
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Why falling asleep at mass is a good thing.
We have all been there. We are 16 minutes into a homily, the church is hot and stuffy, and the lighting is dimmed. It is all too common to see a head bobbing, a person leaning on the pews, or a toddler passed out. Even those in religious life are known to go from chant…
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The Paradox of Healing: we despise the cure.
A bizarre statistic is the number of desert survivors that die of drowning. These people manage to persevere the inhospitable desert waste. They emerge in civilization exhausted, thirsty, and sunburned. They are the walking dead and desperate for water. Once they find water, their carnal desires consumes all the water it can, literally. These desert…
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We need to love “Rock Bottom”
The most dangerous question a person can ask is “who am I?” Most people balk and rebel against their answer. Some people want to be successful with money. Some people want respect and power. Some people want all the pleasure in the world. Yet, none of these things are identities. They are cravings and desires.…
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Bare minimum Catholicism
We are all striving to be average Catholics, but all Catholics are called to go to Heaven! A common question arises of “What is the bare minimum that I have to do to get into Heaven?” Another day, I will talk about the flaws of this mindset, but today I will simply give an answer.…
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What does it mean to be an Average Catholic?
Be Bold. Be Fearless. Be Compassionate. Be Loving. Be Christlike! The purpose of this blog is to help inspire Catholics to higher heights of holiness. Specifically, this blog wants to reclaim exactly what it means to be “an average Catholic.” This mission is well aligned with the Eucharistic Revival from the USCCB. The USCCB did…
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