Chicago gets a new archbishop. What will he be like liturgically?
Read moreMonth: September 2014
Liturgy in Collegeville: From the Archives – Part XIX
Father Godfrey [Diekmann] stated that the Latin sung Mass is passé, because the parts which belong to the people are to be in the vernacular; the normal sung Mass, then, will be an English High Mass. Father Camillus [Don Talafous] referred to Dom Gregory Murray’s view that Chant is not our idiom.
Read moreNon Solum: The Liturgy of the Hours in Parishes
Are we getting any closer to the vision of Vatican II in giving the Office back to the whole church?
Read moreViewpoint: Mother Teresa of Calcutta’s Dark Night of the Soul
To have doubts of faith, to experience periods—even long periods—of spiritual emptiness, is the lot of more people than we might think.
Read moreCardinal Burke on the way out?
Since this is a liturgy blog, let’s limit our comments to the liturgical implications of this move.
Read moreMass in Brussels
I hope it isn’t too much of a “you had to be there” to give my opinionated report on the Mass. I trust that many of the issues I raise also have their relevance for celebration of the Mass wherever you are.
Read moreRe-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Check In
In the past I have checked in with Pray Tell’s readership about the on-going series in which we are re-reading the “Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy” article by article.
Read moreHanding Over the Reins
Today marks my last day as editor of Pray Tell until January when I will take back over again.
Read moreLiturgy in Collegeville: From the Archives – Part XVIII
In another joint meeting of the the Liturgy and Opus Dei committees, those present vote unanimously in favor of reciting the Office in English. Implementing the decision continues to prove challenging and complicated.
Read moreReligious Sisters Didn’t Really Do Anything Anyway?
At a conference this summer, I had the pleasure of hearing a Catholic historian, a theologian, and a sociologist discuss Margaret M. McGuinness’ recent book, Called to Serve: A History of Nuns in America (NYU Press, 2013). The variety of perspectives on the panel reflects the variety of lenses with which the history of American religious women must be viewed.
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