Thursday, September 10, 2020 – Today we are going to start with probably the easiest of our prayer primers: VOCAL (EXTERNAL) PRAYER. Remember, we are starting with our “expressions of prayer.” By “expression” we mean the **how** we pray vs. the types of prayer we will cover later. On its face, VOCAL prayer is exactly Read More
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Day 177 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on Types of Prayer (Part I)
Wednesday, September 9, 2020 – A lot of Catholics have trouble with prayer: what is it? How do you do it? Why do we need it? Etc. Well, the “why” we covered a few days ago (Friday, September 4, 2020) when we talked about the Three Eminent Good Works. For that not-so-in-depth exposé, see: Mrs. Read More
Day 174 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Three Eminent Good Works (Part IV)
Sunday, September 6, 2020 – And for our final of the THREE EMINENT GOOD WORKS…I bring you ALMSGIVING (AKA ELEEMOSYNA). On the face, this seems like the easiest of the three, but it is way more than a mantra of “give to the poor” or the three Hebrew tithes. Side note: the third Hebrew tithe Read More
Day 173 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Three Eminent Good Works (Part III)
Saturday, September 5, 2020 – Today we are going to talk about the second of the TRHEE EMINENT GOOD WORKS: FASTING (AKA JEJUNIUM). Fasting is the one everyone hates because it is “hard” and makes you hangry. But, denying ourselves bodily passions is a good thing and brings us closer to God. So, what is Read More
Day 164 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Marks of the Church (Part III)
Thursday, August 27, 2020 – Today we will be discussing the second Mark of the Church: HOLY (AKA SANCTITY). A lot of people confuse this one by thinking that every person is a Saint. Umm…no. This one is about Christ, the source of all holiness, being the Founder of the Catholic Church (as opposed to Read More
Day 163 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Marks of the Church (Part II)
Wednesday, August 26, 2020 – Before we get started on each of the four Marks of the Church, let’s contemplate the Catechism for a moment. I find this section to be a bit confusing. It is hard to explain. Maybe it was a translation issue? Perhaps it was a the craziness of the late 80s Read More
Day 160 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Four Last Things (Part VII)
Sunday, August 23, 2020 – As a final post on trip down death and the afterlife, let’s cover some stuff that does NOT happen in the four last things: You cannot and do not become an angel when you die. No matter how hard you wish on crossed fingers with your favorite rabbit’s foot, your Read More
Day 159 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Four Last Things (Part VI)
Saturday, August 22, 2020 – Al right, readers! We have officially covered the Four Last Things: Death; Judgment, Heaven, and Hell. BUT wait…there’s more! Well, more explanation anyway. Tied up within the realm of the Four Last Things is a little place we like to call: PURGATORY. For me, purgatory is oddly comforting. While I Read More
Day 158 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Four Last Things (Part V)
Friday, August 21, 2020 – Today we get to talk about the fun topic of everlasting damnation, or as it is commonly known in the four last things: HELL. Much like heaven, hell is a bit difficult for our minds to wrap around. There is no greater joy than Heaven—being face-to-face with God, your creator, Read More
Day 157 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Four Last Things (Part IV)
Thursday, August 20, 2020 – Heaven. How does one even begin to describe the magnificence that is HEAVEN? How does one even remotely understand the eternal glory and unending joy of being face-to-face with our Creator for all eternity? Well, here is what the Catechism says about Heaven (Spoiler Alert: even the Catechism admits heaven Read More
