When the priest refers to the “pilgrim Church on earth” in the Eucharistic Prayers we here at Mass, what does he mean? While on pilgrimage in Lourdes, France, we invited His Excellency The Most Reverend Paul Loverde, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Arlington, to join us in the Luxurious Corner Booth of the FRENCH Catholic Cafe to explain what it means to be a Church on pilgrimage and how we can each live our own life as a pilgrimage as well.
Category «Living the Catholic Life»
Going On A Pilgrimage
Have you always wanted to go on a pilgrimage to Lourdes? Well, now you can! Join us in the Luxurious Corner Booth of the FRENCH Catholic Cafe, as Deacon Jeff, Robert Hutton and Fra Tom Mulligan launch our annual pilgrimage shows broadcast from Lourdes, France. The topic of today’s show focusses on the concept of pilgrimage and why the pilgrimage has always played such an important role in the life of the Church.
Get Confirmed
Have you been Confirmed? Did you ever wonder what you are missing if you haven’t been Confirmed? And, if you have been Confirmed, are you actually using the gifts you have received? Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they discuss the importance of Confirmation and the resulting Gifts of the Holy Spirit that are received and intended to be used every day of our lives.
Live Life As A Vigil
Have you ever wondered why our Saturday evening Masses count for Sundays? Or why we can go to the Easter Vigil and not have to go again on Easter Sunday morning? Join Deacon Jeff and Tom as they discuss their recent Easter Vigil experience, the ancient meaning of the vigil Mass and how we can learn a lot about how holy Mother Church calls us to live our everyday lives as lives of anticipation.
The Breaking Of The Bread
Most of us have heard the biblical story of the two disciples who meet Jesus along the road to Emmaus. Perhaps we’ve heard the story so many times that we fail to pay attention to all the details. Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they move line through line through the story, and offer some insights about truly knowing Jesus through the breaking of the Bread.
Humility
We all remember the song, “O Lord, it’s hard to be humble…when you’re perfect in every way!” It’s funny to sing about, but humility is, unfortunately, a little too rare these days. Living a true life of humility is challenging. Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they discuss the challenges to humility, and offer their top ten suggestions for helping you work on your own personal humility.
The Virtue Of Listening
Do you want to solve all the world’s problems? (Well, at least the BIG ones?) Perhaps we should start by “listening” to all the various points of view out there. Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they discuss the virtuous gift of listening and how it could literally change the world as we know it.
Into The Desert
Is Lent just a liturgical season of the Church that you just “endure?” Has it lost it’s meaning for you? Do you want to change that? Do you want to make Lent really matter? Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they discuss how we can discover how to get more out of Lent by looking closer at how Jesus prepared for his ow temptation in the desert by the devil.
Faith And Star Wars
Have you seen the latest Star Wars movie? If you did see it, did you find yourself thinking spiritual thoughts? Believe it or not, even though the creators of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story may or may not have intended it, many viewers of these types of action-adventure and fantasy films can sometimes see eternal Truths communicated through the storyline. Join Deacon Jeff, Tom and Joe Thordarson (resident geek) as they sift throught the fact and the fiction of the messages we may find in Star Wars movies.
Comics And Superheroes
Did you grow up with comics and super heroes and Star Wars? Do your kids spend a lot of time watching, reading and talking about these things? Maybe…just maybe, God is speaking to them. Join Deacon Jeff and Tom as they welcome Joe Thordarson, host of Geek Tank Radio and self-described Super Hero nerd, to the LuxuriousCorner Booth of The Catholic Cafe as they discuss the potential for positive messaging in the realm of fantasy and comics and super heroes.