Category Archives: Catholic Church
Eucharistic Reality Check (Session 6d)
Welcome, friend! Sunday, June 22nd we observed the Feast of Corpus Christi, celebrating the central mystery of our Catholic Faith: The Real Presence of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. In this video, Fr. Freeh reflects on God’s great gift … Continue reading
Trinity Sunday: In Whom We Live & Have Our Being (Session 6c)
Welcome, friend! In this week’s session, we continue to break from the regular reflections. Here, Fr. Freeh gives us the broad-brush overview of what the Trinity is, how our belief in a triune God sets Christians apart from every other faith, and how … Continue reading
The Holy Spirit… & Technical Difficulties (Session 6b)
We depart from our regular conversation this week to reflect on Pentecost, both in the life of the Church, and in our own individual lives. (And apologies for the sound quality on this particular video. Although it did … Continue reading
Spirituality: A New Word…An Ancient Practice (Session 6a)
Welcome! First…I hope you had a happy Memorial Day weekend. To all veterans, and all those who gave their lives in the cause of freedom…thank you for the many blessings we now enjoy because of your sacrifice. Memorial Day is … Continue reading
The Undoing of Sloth (Session 5)
Welcome! I hope you’re enjoying the videos. If you’re looking for high-gloss production values, you’ve probably figured out by now that this isn’t the place. But as I go through them (and I’ve been viewing one each week, without peeking ahead) … Continue reading
A Gift of the Holy Spirit (Session 4)
Today’s video session, Spirituality: Piety Come Alive, delves into possibly the most denigrated (yes, denigrated!) gift of the Holy Spirit. http://youtu.be/B8QEAlu3ufE Too often we share Fr. Freeh’s childhood impression of piety, and our impulse is to reject the constricting notion … Continue reading
Rooted in Prayer (Session 3)
Welcome, dear friends! I suggest that you grab a writing implement, and while you watch the video, jot down some of the key ideas that strike you. If you saw the movie Gravity, you might remember the scene where Sandra … Continue reading
Easter Sunday Joy!
Welcome! In place of “Part II” of Now and Forever (the regular session of Good New Spirituality) we’ll be considering this Easter message: “This is the kingdom for joy!” Our nation enshrines pursuit of happiness as a God-given right. In today’s … Continue reading
A Difficult Word (Session 2)
Welcome! We return now to our regular series, with the second session of Now and Forever. “In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God, and the Word was God…All things came to be through him.” (Jn1:1, … Continue reading
Guess What? (Session 1)
Welcome, friend, to the inaugural post of the Good News Spirituality blog. My name is Ann, and I’m the host blogger here at GNS. Not sure how I got tagged for this, and my reaction to the opportunity covered the … Continue reading
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