Why the Cross?, Episode 11: Prayer and Reflection
This series is an ongoing look at themes in the book Why the Cross? by Fr. Edward Leen, C.S.Sp. In this episode Father Trauner covers: Becoming closer to Our Lord What “service to God”...
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Why the Cross?, Episode 10: Be Perfect
This series is an ongoing look at themes in the book Why the Cross? by Fr. Edward Leen, C.S.Sp. In this episode Father Trauner covers: The means of perfection Hatred of the sin, not...
Why the Cross?, Episode 9: The Cross
This series is an ongoing look at themes in the book Why the Cross? by Fr. Edward Leen, C.S.Sp. In this episode Father Trauner covers: The true position of the Cross in our lives...
On Tax Collectors and Prostitutes
This last week in the Luxembourg Gardens, my favorite large park in town, I was sitting with a friend, “taking in the sun,” as they say here, and was accusing myself of being a...
Magnum Opus: A Lenten Observation
“Mommy,” my six-year-old daughter asks me, her face shining with enthusiasm. “Can I clean up my room so I can offer up a sacrifice with Jesus?” She hangs on my answer as if she’s...
Lent and the Spirit of Sacrifice
Ed: As it is normative to have priests, not laypeople, discussing the importance of Lent, I commissioned Fr. McKenna to do an article for TR. I present this to you at the beginning of...
