It’s not a very long prayer – but chances are, if you’ve ever been at a Catholic event like sacramental preparation, youth ministry gathering, or any other parish meeting – you’ve prayed the Glory be: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit as it was in the beginning, is now, […]
Teach us to Pray: The Lord’s Prayer
When I worked with a traveling retreat team, we used to present a skit that began with one of our team members walking onto the stage, kneeling down, making the sign of the cross, and beginning to pray the Lord’s prayer. The only thing is she wouldn’t get very far, as after saying the words […]
Teach us to Pray: The Sign of the Cross
At the beginning of the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie (the Curse of the Black Pearl), Captain Jack Sparrow sails into Port Royal on a small, barely seaworthy boat. Just outside the port, he tips his hat to three dead pirates, hanging near with sign that says ‘PIRATES, YE BE WARNED!‘ The purpose for this sign […]