A reader recently wrote to me about the practice of setting psalms to common hymn tunes.
Read moreMonth: April 2015
Vatican Summit on Climate Change and Our Liturgical Response
In what ways can our liturgical celebrations be a prophetic voice and a transformative power for change in the fight to end global warming?
Read moreBook Excerpt: What’s The Smoke For? Part Two
Before the concept of inculturation was even invented, Mary wisely started to inculturate Christianity. Had it not been for Mary in her apparition as Our Lady of Guadalupe, for example, Christianity would have had a much harder time taking root in the Americas. No wonder Our Lady of Guadalupe has since been declared the patron saint of the Americas and thus shrines dedicated to her have appeared in many churches.
Read moreRe-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 97
Appropriate instances are to be defined by the rubrics in which a liturgical service may be substituted for the divine office. In particular cases, and for a just reason, ordinaries can dispense their subjects wholly or in part from the obligation of reciting the divine office, or may commute the obligation.
Read moreRage: Reflection and Prayer
It is possible for any one of us to be driven to rage, to cross the threshold into a place of wild impulse, where we become belligerent,throw objects, and strike others.
Read moreLiturgy and Life in Baltimore
A collision of life and liturgy during Lauds on the morning after.
Read morePope Francis Gives Tips to New Priests
Today Pope Francis presided over the ordinations for the Diocese of Rome in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Read moreViewpoint: What’s Broken in the Church’s Liturgy That Needs Fixing?
Not everything is as it should be in the Church’s liturgical life. There is much unease in some quarters, and many people have a vague feeling that something is amiss with the liturgy.
Read moreA 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 that we celebrate this Sunday.
Read moreNon Solum: The Placement of Candles
While it might seem silly to ask someone where they put their candles, I have come to discover that it says a lot about a community’s theological and liturgical sensibilities.
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