“God sometimes just gives us a candle to show his will. He does not always give us the full light of day. This can often be helpful in leading us where we need to go.” @frmatthewlc.bsky.social

The Montana Senate is preparing a bill that will make martyrs of the confessional if passed. The seal of the confession is absolute and we will go to prison rather than reveal what was said under the seal. frmatthewlc.com/blog/2025/01...

At Autistic Catholics, we are working on a small group guidebook. I want ideas from the Christian autistic community for what they desire in small groups. Please reply on my blog post so it can be a brainstorming discussion. frmatthewlc.com/blog/2025/01...

As you may know, I am recording a podcast reading all the documents of Vatican II in 2025. After recording part of it on the liturgy, I had a day of retreat and it made me reflect on how the liturgy is a foretaste of eternity. Here it is: frmatthewlc.com/blog/2025/01...

In recent months, I have had some of my most profound experiences in prayer. Some of these are leading to deeper reflections on Christian life which I can share. Here is the first such reflection on two ways to view eternity. www.plough.com/en/topics/fa...

As promised there will be a live stream of me answering questions of Patreon supporters & X subscribers this weekend. Ask questions for in the link. www.patreon.com/posts/q-this...

The first episode of Vatican II in a Year is up. Subscribe & info here: frmatthewlc.com/vatican/

I'm running into a technical issue uploading the first episode of Vatican II in Year. It may not be up until tomorrow morning as the people who can fix it are not working this late. Sorry.

The podcast starts in a few hours...

I'm heading out today to spend Christmas with my parents, siblings, etc. for the first time in 20+ years (I've been with my religious community every year since I joined).

t appears my car will be a write-off after an accident this week (I thought repairs would 1/2 what they are). Money is tight in my local community. If you want to help out, here's a link to donate (add "car" in the comments to specify it for this). secure.acceptiva.com?cst=937bf2

"Pray 1st for the purification of the passions; 2ndly, for the deliverance from ignorance & forgetfulness; & 3rdly, for deliverance from all temptation, trial & dereliction." -Evagrius Ponticus

I finished writing my Christmas cards today while I was watching football. It will be good to have these out in time so all the US ones at least arrive early.

Here's a little background on what lead me to start a Vatican II in a Year podcast. frmatthewlc.com/blog/2024/12...

I just used @sky-follower-bridge.dev to follow 500+ from Twitter. The same username is pretty accurate, but the same display name is not so much so, especially for accounts that have common names or only list their first name.

Here's the trailer for the Vatican II in a Year podcast: More info on the podcast & links to subscribe: frmatthewlc.com/vatican/ or sqpn.com/podcasts/vat... Trailer video: youtu.be/uaaNbXET6gM?...

For the #ImmaculateConception, my community was having a concelebration at the school several priests work at. We were asked to bring a matching concelebration vestment from the house. What do I bring? A violet vestment. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ Fortunately, someone else brought an extra white.

Today is a Holy Day of Obligation for many in the US, but individual dioceses have different policies. Many have dispensed it. I recommend you search "[name of your dioceses] Immaculate Conception holy day of obligation." I found this locally: www.dsj.org/dispensation...

@frmatthewlc.bsky.social isn't wrong.

The liturgy brings eternity into time. (From my prayer yesterday.)

You are Catholic because you are baptized. But these are generally examples of bad Catholics. (How long until they block me here too.)