Despite the affirmation of church documents that the organ is to be given “pride of place” in liturgical celebrations, fewer people are learning how to play it.
Read moreMonth: March 2015
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. They were motivated by love and sought to imitate him.
Read moreViewpoint: Is Human Society a Covenant Community or a Marketplace?
The commercialization and industrialization of society represents a very beguiling trend. It has much that is attractive about it, but it is finally idolatrous. Its ultimate achievement can only be to reduce the quality of life that it so deceivingly espouses.
Read moreArs Praedicandi: Another Homily for the Fourth Sunday in Lent
As we ride the Lent train towards Easter, take a window seat and look out every day and be grateful for the light in the sky and the promise of light at the end of our darkest tunnels.
Read moreNon Solum: Electronic Amplification
“Is electronic mediation so pervasive that only a few dinosaurs care about it anymore?”
Read moreThe Multiple Personalities of Holy Week
An Illinois church offers descriptions of which Holy Week services “provide adoration opportunities that are the right rite for each praise personality.”
Read moreThe system is down: systematic problems with the faith formation of children in American Catholicism
The structure of our catechetical ministry (more than the catechists – this is not a case of individuals making mistakes) assumes that Catholic parishes, not Catholic parents, are responsible for bringing up children in the faith. Yet, you know, it was my husband and I, not the parish catechists, that promised to do exactly that?
Read morePutting Things in Perspective
For me, part of keeping our liturgies grounded in reality and in social justice entails remembering how lucky we are to be celebrating them.
Read moreIt won’t go away, you know
The letter from Gerald O’Collins SJ, published recently in the Tablet Journal, has reignited the debate on the impact of the 2011 translation.
Read moreA Jubilee Year of Mercy
There has been little talk in Catholic news about Pope Francis’ recent announcement of a jubilee year of mercy. Perhaps it’s because no one knows what to expect, except the unexpected!
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