The Gospel procession is one of the most flexible parts of the Mass, and thus open to many creative possibilities.
Read moreMonth: November 2013
The Best Modern Churches of the UK
“It’s not 60s flares, really, which soon die and you’re embarrassed by. There’s something very ancient about this building, which gives it a rootedness.”
Read moreRochester NY: Bishop Matano on new Missal and bringing Catholics back to Church
“I believe the Roman Missal, the third edition, has really been a great opportunity to revive the sanctity and the reverence we should have for the Eucharist and for the Mass.”
Read moreThat’s our pope!
Pope shows his sense of humor as he dons a red nose to congratulate newlyweds who volunteer with clown therapy charity.
Read moreFaithfully Listening to the Assembly of the Faithful
Last March, I wrote that I’d like to see the conclave elect a pope who loves being part of great conversations. With the call from Pope Francis to the church to talk about how the Church relates to families, I think I got what I prayed for — and his questionnaire is filled with liturgical issues for us to wrestle with.
Read moreYves Congar, My Journal of the Council, Part IX
Nothing decisive can be done until the Roman Church has emerged COMPLETELY from its seigneurial and temporal pretensions. ALL OF THAT must be DONE AWAY WITH; AND IT WILL BE!
Read moreRe-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 63
Here the Council Fathers extend the use of the vernacular in the administration of the other Sacraments and Sacramentals.
Read moreYves Congar, My Journal of the Council, Part VIII
What I foresaw is happening: the Council itself could well be very different from its preparation.
Read moreWomen Leaders in the Liturgical Movement: Ade Bethune (1914-2002)
Ade Bethune discovered the Catholic Worker movement in 1933 when she visited the Worker soup kitchen on East 15th Street in New York City.
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