by Jamie Baxter | Oct 9, 2023 | Articles, Feast Days, Formation, Our Team Picks
“First we fast, then we feast,” as once put by Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, highlighting a common misperception of irony about Exodus men, who on ‘day 91,’ after Exodus 90, then go on to feast with their families and friends — and continue that feast during the...
by The Exodus Team | Sep 28, 2023 | Articles, Formation, liturgical questions
I want to explain what the General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM) is, its history and development, and answer the question, “Who should read it?” The GIRM is two things. First, it is the Church’s liturgical law. Second, it is the beginning of the Roman Missal...
by Jamie Baxter | Sep 26, 2023 | Articles, Feast Days, Our Team Picks, St. Michael's Lent
When I was Confirmed, I chose the name Michael as my confirmation name. The ‘St. Michael Prayer’ was important to me, and I thought his mission to protect us from satan was inspiring. 12 years ago I began to research St. Michael and all of the traditions associated...
by Jamie Baxter | Sep 18, 2023 | Articles, Feast Days, Formation, Our Team Picks
Exodus is known for fasting and our ascetical practices. But why do Christians fast at all? Jesus tells us that it has to do with the presence of the Bridegroom: “Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? The days will come, when the...
by Jamie Baxter | Sep 8, 2023 | Articles, Our Team Picks
Bret Ware is a husband, father, and parish secretary at St. Elizabeth Parish in the Diocese of Springfield, Ill. “I wasn’t originally drawn to Exodus,” he says. His friend, Deacon Michael Halbrook, introduced Bret to the program and its impact. As a result, Bret...
by Jamie Baxter | Sep 8, 2023 | Articles, Formation, Our Team Picks
What gave the early Christians the desire to leave behind their professions, travel to foreign lands and, in most cases, give their lives? Their minds were transformed and renewed by their relationship with Jesus Christ as their Lord and God, so that they had what we...
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