Is there a point at which the point of the crèche is lost?
Archive for category Devotions and Sacramentals
Whacky nativity sets
Dec 19
Pray Tell reader Jordan Zarembo reviews Kim Bowes’ work Private worship, public values, and religious change in late antiquity and finds similar tensions in the present-day church and the church of fourth-century Rome.
Yes, you read that correctly. The Washington Post! In the Style section.
Emotional worship
Jun 1
What emotions should be aroused by our worship, and how far should be willing to go to raise them?
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Am I the only one who has misgivings when, at the Easter Vigil, the Celebrant invites the Congregation to extinguish their Easter candles at some point in the service (usually before the readings begin?
Bishop Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois announced Tuesday that the public recitation of the Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel can be prayed by the faithful after the dismissal and before the recession.
Two prayers for Saint Patrick’s day.
Eucharistic Congress
Jan 23
The Archdiocese of Saint Louis is hosting a Eucharistic Congress, June 24-26, 2011. This type of gathering has the potential to invite us to reflect on many questions, including: How does the Eucharist challenge us to proclaim the Gospel faithfully?
Bishop David Ricken (Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin) announced today that he officially approves the Marian apparitions at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help at Champion.