Tag: holiness

  • Holiness is like … Nuclear Radiation

    Holiness is like … Nuclear Radiation

    I know I know I know. Nuclear radiation does not have any good connotations and should not be used as a metaphor to holiness. I know. But nuclear radiation is what I think of when I am thinking of proximity to holiness. The etymology of holiness deals with separation. To be holy means to be…

  • Why falling asleep at mass is a good thing.

    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…