Father Barron Reports from the Vatican

I have had some pretty lengthy, in depth blog posts lately and havent taken time to address the Papal Conclave coming up on Tuesday.  I am very excited to see what will transpire and am praying the church will emerge with the perfect leader to move us forward in this century.  I always enjoy Father Barron's commentaries, he has been very instrumental in guiding me into the Catholic Faith.  He is clear concise and knowledgeable in explaining theology and the culture.  I am thrilled that NBC has hired him to be their correspondent for the Conclave.  Here is one of his first videos from the Vatican. It sounds like there are murmurs of the possibility of an American Pope which would be very interesting.  Whoever it is, I hope that it is someone that Christians can rally behind and someone that can Evangelize the culture like Father Barron has.  I should mention too that I have so much respect and appreciation for Pope Benedict, he is an excellent theologian and did an excellent job leading. If you have not read any of his books then please do, they are masterpieces. I believe it speaks so highly of his heart for the church that he stepped down, so that someone younger can lead the church instead of it stagnating in his old age.

What to do if you accidentally eat meat on Fridays during Lent

As a newbie to the Catholic Faith I have tried to strictly adhere to the Friday fast and abstinence during lent. I have found this practice so spiritually beneficial!

So needless to say, I was horrified today when I was on my second Taco Bell taco and it suddenly dawned on me that it was Friday!

I immediately asked God's forgiveness and stopped eating the rest of my food. I have a very strange work schedule and often lose track of which day of the week it is, so that coupled with getting caught up on autopilot with my busy life, led me to completely forget it was Friday. Interestingly enough it was a news report on the upcoming conclave that reminded me.

So, what is one to do? I found this clip from Cardinal Francis George that seemed to sum it up really well and straight to the point. Looks like abstinence the rest of today and tomorrow is a good choice for me.

I also found a web answer that did a good job emphasizing that any extra penance you do should be because of your love for God and not just because someone told you to do it.

Lets remember to align our hearts with Christ this Lenten season and all year!

So here is the youtube clip:

The Catholic Church is Biblical

I just uploaded a brief video to my youtube channel!

This was in response to ludicrous fundamentalist video about the standard anti catholic sentiments, and so I decided to take a scriptural, logical approach to very briefly share some scriptures that support some of the least liked Catholic doctrines for Protestants. Enjoy!