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2016-06-02T15:41:22-05:00

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Give More Money!

Last updated on: June 2, 2016 at 3:41 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Don’t give it to me. Just give it. My blog post for the National Catholic Register this week explains why. Read that Gospel again. That’s exactly what the rich young man said to Jesus. He told Jesus how good he was. The underlying principle is very simple—“you cannot serve God and money”—and a sad majority of American church-going Catholics still serve money, not God. As I said at our local Catholic high school recently, holding up in one hand a one-dollar... Read more

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2016-06-02T15:36:48-05:00

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The New Mass Translation. Is It Worth the Effort?

Last updated on: June 2, 2016 at 3:36 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

My article at CRUX this week reflects on nearly five years since the new translation of the Mass into English started to be used. Some people find it awkward and distracting. Out of the priests and lay leaders in the 6,000 parishes surveyed, 51 percent said they either liked the new translation or didn’t notice much difference, while 49 percent said they disliked it. The majority of respondents who disliked it were priests. So, why do so many of the... Read more

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2016-05-31T16:55:02-05:00

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Blood and Guts Catholicism

Last updated on: May 31, 2016 at 4:55 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Go here to listen to my homily from Our Lady of the Rosary for Corpus Christi on Sunday. Read more

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2017-11-22T13:51:08-05:00

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Ten Ways I See Jesus in Pope Francis

Last updated on: November 22, 2017 at 1:51 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

The Holy Father is the Vicar of Christ, and every faithful pope in his own way, through his own personality and charism will reveal an aspect of Christ to the world. In saying this, I should add that this is also the calling of every priest who is called to be perfectly conformed to the image of Christ and lest we let the laypeople off the hook, it is also the calling of each of the baptized to become “little... Read more

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2016-05-31T12:12:22-05:00

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Why Spend Money on a Pipe Organ in a Poor Parish?

Last updated on: May 31, 2016 at 12:12 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

It’s true. The little parish of which I am pastor is not only the smallest Catholic parish in Greenville, it is also the poorest. We’re located by a run down interchange on I-85. The demographics indicate the most socio economically disadvantaged population in our prosperous city. In addition to the residential low income and high housing density we also have a problem with transient poverty. It is not only tractor trailers, businessmen and families on vacation who travel up and... Read more

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2016-05-30T19:28:11-05:00

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Check Out the New Organ for OLR!

Last updated on: May 30, 2016 at 7:28 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

This is the salvaged organ we are going to have installed in the new Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Greenville, SC. This week we’re launching a “Go Fund Me” type of campaign to help defray the cost. Go to our parish website here to learn more. Read more

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2016-05-30T13:42:33-05:00

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The Third Fatima Secret: The Truth at Last!

Last updated on: May 30, 2016 at 1:42 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

I can announce here on my blog that the full truth about the third secret of Fatima has finally been revealed. For those who are unfamiliar with the secrets of Fatima, in 1917 the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three peasant children in Portugal. The first “secret” she revealed to them was a horrifying vision of hell. This was revealed on July 13, 1917. Our Lady showed us a great sea of fire which seemed to be under the earth.... Read more

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2016-05-30T10:15:22-05:00

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Ideologies and the Adventure of Faith

Last updated on: May 30, 2016 at 10:15 am By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

If you’re searching for the meaning of life, I’ve been thinking lately that there are really only three options. The first option is nihilism. That is, that there is no meaning of life and the search for meaning if a fool’s errand, a wild goose chase, a pointless quest. If that is your point of view, then I guess you might as well stop reading this post right now and go make a sandwich. However, if you believe there is some... Read more

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2016-05-29T13:05:20-05:00

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Stories of the Unexpected

Last updated on: May 29, 2016 at 1:05 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Check out my new YouTube channel here Stories of the Unexpected are short, true life stories of the supernatural which will act as teasers leading to a more in depth discussion here on my blog. Readers will wonder about a couple of things with this new direction in my blog. First, “Why am I wearing a black turtleneck?” Wearing a clerical shirt sometimes reaches people and sometimes put people off. The black turtleneck is distinctive, but it is not immediately a... Read more

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2016-05-26T08:55:57-05:00

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Sacrifice or Family Meal?

Last updated on: May 26, 2016 at 8:55 am By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

My article at Aleteia this week reminds that the Mass is first and foremost a re-presentation of Christ’s once for all sacrifice. When we shift our understanding of the Mass from sacrifice to fellowship meal we lose the most profound and mysterious aspect of our Catholic worship. Only when we remember the true meaning of sacrifice will we remember the true meaning of the Mass, and only as we remember the true meaning of the Mass will we be able... Read more

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