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Tag: Good Friday

Good Friday

His body lifeless,
Tabernacle door ajar.
Where is now my God?

Author MegPosted on March 29, 2013March 29, 2013Categories BeautyTags Good Friday, Lent, prayer5 Comments on Good Friday

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This Sunday's Gospel is the foundation of a guidin

This Sunday's Gospel is the foundation of a guiding principal of mine:

I will not bind what Rome has loosed.

Like many of us, I tend to think my way is the best way. It's a quick step from there to thinking others are bad because they're not doing it my way.

But I'm a Catholic. Which means I don't actually get to make the rules. I can discern a personal call to a form of prayer or asceticism or advocacy, but I don't get to bind everyone else to it. Because we have a Church for that.

And maybe there are things the Church forbids (or requires) that I think she ought to allow (or make optional). But while I have the right to talk to my priest or my bishop or even the pope, it's not in my purview to offer dispensations. We have a Church for that.

If I'm honest, the latter is less my inclination. I'm much more interested in making everybody pray the way I do or abstain the way I do or dress or tithe or serve the way I do. I want to demand that all Catholics make public statements decrying racism, abstain from meat every Friday, and dress differently for Mass than they do for the beach. But the Church, in her wisdom, hasn't actually required those things. So when I find I'm judging people (which I shouldn't do anyway) for imaginary standards that only I know about, I repeat this to myself:

I will not bind what Rome has loosed.

One fantastic thing about our Church is that she doesn't have secret standards that only one priest on Facebook knows about or that were promulgated solely through some geocities website. So if you're out there trying to impose a standard on people, you can ask yourself a really simple question:

Where is it written?

Is it in the Code? The Catechism? Some authoritative document?

If not, it might be a GREAT idea, but it's not a rule. No old Vatican dress code or Saint's guide for fasting can be imposed on others—you may not bind what Rome has loosed.

The internet is a tough place to remember this, so I offer you this little graphic as a reminder for those times when you're gnashing your teeth or rolling your eyes at people being Catholic in a different way from you.

We don't get to bind what Rome has loosed. We have a Church for that.

Kat is SO EXCITED that Eyes Fixed on Jesus volume

Kat is SO EXCITED that Eyes Fixed on Jesus volume 2 is available for pre-order now (and already out on Kindle if that's how you like to read).

Seriously, she can't contain herself. Something about it being an easy-to-read, thoroughly researched, impassioned, beautiful book with an appalling number of Scripture references in the margins to pull you deeper into the Word than ever before.

Her words, not mine 🤷‍♀️

Anybody struggle with this Sunday's Gospel reading

Anybody struggle with this Sunday's Gospel reading? It took me a *lot* of years to find an angle on it that finally made sense of it for me, but I'm a huge fan now. This section is too much to share here, but you can grab the book on Kindle right now or pre-order and get it in your mailbox soon!!

(Bonus: ever wonder what the deal is with Tyre and Sidon? Get some context on the fourth slide.)

What can I say? 💅💅💁‍♀️💁‍♀️ #kindachic

What can I say? 💅💅💁‍♀️💁‍♀️ #kindachic

Still meditating on the fruits from this pilgrimag

Still meditating on the fruits from this pilgrimage (and still reminding you to go see this movie at the end of the month! Tickets are BOGO with the code ROTHER.)

My jaw dropped when I read this review of volume 1

My jaw dropped when I read this review of volume 1—and from a Dominican, no less! When a priest of the Order of Preachers ranks you with Sheed and Sheen, you tell your impostor syndrome to take a seat and you bask in that a bit.

If you're a Kindle person, volume 2 is available now! The rest of us will have to wait a bit, but not as long as Amazon is saying. I'm really hopeful you'll get your copies soon—and that I will, too! But you can pre-order now (and get a sneak peek at the inside on the Kindle page).

I want to know what part of this Sunday's Gospel i

I want to know what part of this Sunday's Gospel is hitting you hardest right now. Is it the feeling of having been abandoned by Jesus in the midst of your struggle? The uncomfortable (or bitter) certainty that he's the one who sent you into the storm? The relief of realizing that he's coming to you? The exhilaration of walking on water? The terror of crashing and burning? The comfort of being held and loved anyway?

Man, I could sit with this Gospel for the rest of my life and not be done.

There's no better measure of a film thank what its

There's no better measure of a film thank what its subject's family and friends think—and they loved it.

Best line of the pilgrimage, from a thrilled 4-yea

Best line of the pilgrimage, from a thrilled 4-year-old to her big sister: "You're peeing where Blessed Stan PEED!"

Watch me be so overcome by the beauty of being at

Watch me be so overcome by the beauty of being at Blessed Stanley Rother's house that I'm almost at a loss for words. (Almost 😉)

Hard to pick favorites from the section on the Fee

Hard to pick favorites from the section on the Feeding of the 5000, but these thoughts might give you something new to ponder during Mass. Come back tomorrow and let me know the highlights of your homily!

Run don't walk to buy your tickets to the new Bles

Run don't walk to buy your tickets to the new Blessed Stanley Rother documentary. You're going to love it!

Get excited! Eyes Fixed on Jesus (volume 2) will b

Get excited! Eyes Fixed on Jesus (volume 2) will be out soon! This is the fruit of the first 50 times I read the Gospels and I promise it'll help you love Jesus (and his word) more.

New book, new head shot! (Just kidding, can you im

New book, new head shot! (Just kidding, can you imagine if I got new ones every time I published a book? This is my fourth set ever.)

Help me pick! I think #1 is my favorite, but I will definitely use #3 for informal things. Which is your favorite?

(Please enjoy the music we picked. It made me and my goddaughters laugh so hard we cried, imagining y'all flipping through these pictures with this soundtrack 😂😂)

Wondering if you'd ever actually read Eyes Fixed o

Wondering if you'd ever actually read Eyes Fixed on Jesus? How about to prep for Sunday Mass, checking out the Gospel and any references to the other readings? Five minutes a week could really change how you meet Jesus in the Mass.

I've been getting messages asking about volume 2 s

I've been getting messages asking about volume 2 since volume 1 came out. Great news—you can pre-order now!

Have you read volume 1? I'd love to hear what you thought!

I've never tried this before, but when you believe

I've never tried this before, but when you believe in a book as much as I believe in this one, you'll do anything. So I'm building a launch team—a group of cheerleaders who'll get an advance copy of Eyes Fixed on Jesus volume 2 and will hype it up for me.

Members of the team will get an electronic copy soon, followed by a hard copy when the book comes out. Then we'll work together to get people talking about the book.

If you're interested in helping to promote volume 2 of my favorite book I've ever written (and getting a sneak preview), I'd love it if you'd apply for the launch team. Applications are due 7/25, so it's a quick turnaround. Comment if you're interested and I'll send you the (short) application ♥️♥️♥️ And if you can wait until pre-orders ship and are happy to buy a copy, I'd still be SO grateful if you'd post and share and review. I need all the help I can get!

(Also, check out this cover 🥰🥰🥰)

I've been loving and praying for and walking with

Thinking about all the incredible Americans who ha

Thinking about all the incredible Americans who have fought for justice and run after Jesus over the years. Jesus, give us hearts like yours.

And now for the announcement you've all been expec

And now for the announcement you've all been expecting... I'm going to World Youth Day!

I know, we all know how I feel about Korean Saints, so you knew it was going to happen. But until last week, I wasn't sure all the details were going to fall into place. I'm delighted that @catholictravels has worked out a way not only to get me over there but to sponsor some Saint storytelling events so that we can make sure that every English-speaking pilgrim has a chance to hear the incredible stories of the Korean Saints. Honestly it's a dream come true!

If you're looking for a way to get to Seoul for World Youth Day, I can't recommend Verso highly enough. They did a brilliant job on our first pilgrimage to Korea and they've been working overtime to make sure they know the stories and the culture and the people of Korea. I wouldn't go with anyone else. Plus, if you go with Verso (especially on the extension), you get to listen to me gush about Korean Saints, and what could be more fun?

So let's hear it: who's going to be there?

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