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Walking with Jesus This Holy Week by Lessons on Waiting on Apr 16, 2011It is Palm Sunday, a day we remember Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Of course we all know that by the middle of the week, the people would change their minds about him and would want him to be hanged. But that is getting ahead of the story.Pa...

Creating Space for Lent and Easter by Lessons on Waiting on Feb 26, 2011I attended a seminar on the Easter Triduum given by a liturgist today, and was utterly fascinated. If only all the people could hear, understand, and appreciate why the Mother of All Vigils is done that way. (If only I would stop being a fence-sitter...

What I Did For Love by Lessons on Waiting on Apr 10, 2010Sometimes, I still want to do it all over again. I still want to do God's work full time. It's still in my heart. The desire is still alive, after everything that has happened.Regular readers of this blog know that chapter in my life when I quit b...

On the Third Day, He Rose Again by Lessons on Waiting on Apr 4, 2010Bells have been silent since midnight of Holy Thursday, only to burst in jubilant praise during the Easter Vigil when Catholics commemorate Jesus' triumph in the resurrection.I walked with the Santo Entierro last Good Friday, together with my parents...

Self-Diagnosis: An Exercise in Futility by The Obiter Master on Feb 13, 2010Last week, I took an online test to determine if I had autism. I really did. I learned from someone with Asperger's Syndrome that such a test was available online, and had always wondered if I had A.S. or something similar. As if it would explain...

Preparing for Lent 2010 by Lessons on Waiting on Feb 10, 2010I have found a good link for Lent 2010. It is quite comprehensive in information and links, enough to get one started early, and hopefully, properly, this year.Not just because the Church says so, but I have found that Easter becomes more joyful wh...

Here I Am, Lord. by Lessons on Waiting on Feb 7, 2010I staged a personal strike against God last week. I deliberately toyed with a plan that I knew went against His will for me, because I felt like pushing it. I wrestled with God. Guess who won.Some kind of spiritual virus I might have caught somewh...

Can't You Stay With Me for Forty-Five Minutes? by Lessons on Waiting on Jan 10, 2010Forty-five minutes. I can do a lot in 45 minutes.I can walk or jog around the UP Oval. I can watch an episode of Glee. I can sing 12 songs on the videoke machine. I can bake lasagna. I can lose myself on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. I can re...

Great Books and Teachers by Lessons on Waiting on Sep 3, 2009I try to attend the Catholic Formation series in our parish as much as I can. It is adult catechism at its finest, and in-depth bible study given by our parish priest that always leaves me wanting to learn more about our faith. My classmates are mo...

Great Books and Teachers by Lessons on Waiting on Sep 3, 2009I try to attend the Catholic Formation series in our parish as much as I can. It is adult catechism at its finest, and in-depth bible study given by our parish priest that always leaves me wanting to learn more about our faith. My classmates are mo...