One of the things I hear people either complain about or be confused by during the catholic Mass is the variety of stances we as catholics through during prayer. If you are catholic—or have ever been to a Mass—you know what I’m talking about. Stand, sit, kneel … stand some more, kneel again, repeat. Like everything in catholicism, the different postures—often somewhat fittingly dubbed “catholic calisthenics”—that we take during Mass are not arbitrary. The fact of the matter is that we humans are physical as well as spiritual creatures. We pray with our bodies and the different postures during Mass are designed to help with this prayer. Knowing the reasons behind…