The Hail Mary should not be part of the General Intercessions at Sunday Mass, Bishop Kieran Conry of Arundel and Brighton has told his clergy.
Read moreMonth: May 2012
A Litany of Women for the Church
Mary, mother of Jesus, inspired at Pentecost, pray for us.
Read moreThe Time of Inner Renewal
“The time when a community feels it may die is not the time to change externals, like the rules or identifiers.” — Jean Vanier, quoted by Fr. Greg Corrigan
Read moreContours of the Catholic Mind
by Julia Smucker
“…I am more and more convinced that there is no such thing as a typical Catholic. And yet, paradoxically, there are certain recognizable tendencies I’ve picked up in this oddly fascinating process of developing a Catholic mind, several of which, I find, seem to suit me surprisingly well.”
Michael Sattler: Monk, Mennonite, Martyr
There will be a joint Eucharist of sorts for Catholics and Mennonites.
Read moreIs use of the Roman Canon at large events increasing?
After attending a Baccalaureate Mass celebrated by a bishop, a reader asks a question.
Read moreSacro-Pop at the Catholic Fest in Germany
It’s interesting to compare the two, Katholikentag in Mannheim and Baccalaureate in Collegeville. We took a different approach, but I can’t claim that we got it right or that they got it wrong. We can critique others, and we can put forth the rationale for what we do. But. Don’t forget the But.
Read moreMsgr. Andrew Wadsworth on the Future of the Liturgy
One further thing Robert Hugh Benson could not foresee in any way in 1907 was the change, development, destruction – and your choice of term will obviously indicate your particular view – of the sacred liturgy.
Read moreAmerica on the new translation
“Can we talk about a new edition of the Missal, not someday, but soon? (A costly question, for sure, but something tells me that many a priest would gladly help foot the bill.) Can we keep talking, not letting weariness with the whole business or indifference or fear of reprisals prevent us from talking and listening to each other?” – Fr. Michael Ryan
Read moreThe installation of Archbishop Lori: liturgical notes
Without giving a full account of the event, I thought I would note just a couple of points regarding yesterday’s installation liturgy of Archbishop William Lori as the sixteenth Archbishop of Baltimore.
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