Author: Anthony Ruff, OSB
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The Bishops’ Document on Eucharist: A Teaching Moment
Cardinal Di Nardo stated that our primary experience of the Eucharist is Sunday Mass. Exactly right.
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Pope Appoints New CDW Leadership
Archbishop Arthur Roche is the new prefect.
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Monastery Choir Practice Goes Online
The monks learn Cordero de Dios from the Misal Romano.
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Young choristers sing age-old chant in Atlanta
Gregorian Chant is not an end in itself.
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Cardinal Sarah Asks the Pope to Lift the Ban on “Individual” Masses at St. Peter’s
I expect Pope Francis will hold firm.
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Thesis: If every Catholic, lay and ordained, had been having regular experiences…
Thesis: If every Catholic, lay and ordained, had been having regular experiences for several decades now of the spiritually transformative power of the Eucharistic Prayer and the reception of Communion, experiences of reconciliation and conversion and divine transcendence precisely as communal phenomena, then so-called private Mass, and all the more, several Masses celebrated simultaneously at…
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US church membership falls below 50 percent first time in 80 years
This reflects what we all see happening in our church communities:
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Pope: Mary is not Co-redemptrix
This is very good: Pope Francis has said once again that Mary is not Coredemptrix: “It’s true that Christian piety always gives beautiful titles to her, like a son to the mother … how many beautiful things does a son say to the mother? But pay attention: the [beautiful] things that the Church, the saints,…
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Vatican: No to blessing same-sex unions
At Crux: “Vatican rules out Church blessings for same-sex unions.” A few quick comments. The announcement is notably emphatic about treating homosexuals with respect and sensitivity. The most potentially offensive part of the announcement (“absolutely no grounds… in any way similar or even remotely analogous…”) is a quotation from an earlier document. And that quotation is…