Faith – Page 7 – Ellen Kolb

The risk of being more like Mother Teresa

I saw the statue of Mother Teresa during a visit to the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. earlier this year. A pleasing and apt tribute, but a little unsatisfying, and it took me a minute to figure out why: the image is fixed and still, while its subject was always moving.Continue reading “The risk of being more like Mother Teresa”

Sunday Best

One of the old ethnic churches near my New England home has been re-opened after being shuttered for 15 years. Our bishop asked an order of priests dedicated to the Latin Mass to set up shop, and the order obliged. The first Sunday Mass was held recently, and it was an eye-opener. First of all,Continue reading “Sunday Best”