Lone Star Parson

  Wonder at the Offertory, here's Farrer: THE alms for which your generosity is asked are nothing exterior to the sacrament, but a part ...

  Look here you lot, it's the great Feast of the Ascension, so enough Putinism, war theory and, ahem, bikers. Here's a meditation by...

Behold beauty from Farrer: AFTER Jesus had died on the cross, his disciples hoped to keep his body with them as a sacred relic. They shut ...

  Well here we are on sunny Advent III, Gaudete, Rejoice! And so we must, not least after three Masses, the last being in Spanish. Vaguely o...

  What a beautiful drive to Mission #2 for evening Mass as the sun tried to break through the clouds. "This," I thought gravely to...

  Today marks the Solemnity of All Saints and we join them in the worship of God and holiness. St. Bernard of Clairvaux offers us this: Why ...

  In a ferocious and possibly unsuccessful bid to escape from the brink of World War III, I looked up Austin Farrer on Purgatory. Many Angli...

  Jesus taught us to pray, Our Father, Pater Noster. Here's wisdom from Austin Farrer: CHRIST taught us to pray for daily bread in sayin...

  It's the Feast of St. Mark today. Mark was close to St. Paul and St. Peter, and his Gospel is believed to be the earliest; he was mar...

  This is very strange. It's Thursday evening here in Texas and there hasn't been a storm following Stations of the Cross. Who knows...

  It's the Feast of the Epiphany today and here's Austin Farrer : THE Magi took the lids from their urns and unfastened their casket...

  I know, there's only so much hideous degeneracy dawgishness a person can take, so here's a short and uplifting Sunday message for...

  It's the Solemnity of All Souls, Dies Irae , and we pray for the faithful departed. May they rest in peace and rise in glory, most esp...

  Today's the great forgotten Feast of the Ascension, the closing act in the drama of salvation. Here's Austin Farrer via Anglican W...

  Sunlight gleamed through the window of this humble church, illuminating the temple. What a good way to end Evening Prayer , "Lord now...

  Yes, the sun shone, big birds wheeled across the sky, woodpeckers did their thing in the pecan trees and the squirrels got, well, nasty. I...

  Here's an Advent reflection by Austin Farrer, from Crown of the Year : Our journey sets out from God in our creation, and returns to G...

The Apocalypse, prophesied by our Savior. False Christs, wars and rumors of war, earthquakes, famine, "troubles." The Gospel preac...

  This coming Sunday we celebrate the  Feast of the Trinity, glorifying God who has revealed himself as a trinity of persons in unity of sub...

  I always post this short reflection in Advent because it's awesome. From my Godfather, Austin Farrer : Our journey sets out from God ...