Category: Lectionary / Liturgy of Word
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Ars Praedicandi: The Pledge of the Eternal Banquet
If today’s parable presents an image of God who desires us, who will go to the ends of the world to bring human beings to him, what can we say about our desire to be with God?
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The Gospel of Christmas Day
“No wonder people don’t get it. Churchgoers at Christmas expect a tableau. John, instead, gives us a trajectory—from the dawn of time to the gift of salvation.”
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It’s a Chasuble, Not a Poncho: #PapalGoofs
Every journalist wants to get his or her story right. Every once in a while, though, an error will creep in.
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Ars Praedicandi: Sermon on Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
We tend to think that we can imprint righteousness on society through legislation, but in today’s letter of St. Paul to the Romans, St. Paul reminds us that God’s righteousness—the very righteousness that Jesus has called us to pursue in this life—is located not in a body of legislation, but in a person.
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A Poem for Good Shepherd Sunday
A new poem by Malcolm Guite takes up the theme of Jesus as the gate, the door. Although this is not the image highlighted in Year B, I was moved by the poem and so wanted to share it with you here as a reflection on the mystery of Christ the Good Shepherd, a mystery…
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The scandalous (but true) story behind ICEL’s 1969 Lectionary for Mass
The untold story of how the ICEL 1969 Lectionary for Mass was put together so quickly.
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Ars Praedicandi: A Homily on the Fourth Sunday of Lent in the Orthodox Church
When men and women took up the journey to the desert in imitation of Jesus and his fast, they were honoring his love and fidelity to God; they were not looking for our adulation or worship, because only fools bow down before any man or woman who has excelled in emaciating his or her body.…
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Non solum: Introductions before the Readings
Is it good liturgical practice to have explanations before the readings at Mass?
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Non solum: Sunday Readings Books
Is it good to make only a few copies available for those who truly can’t hear?