How high should congregational hymns and antiphons and refrains and service music be pitched?
Read moreMonth: July 2015
Martha et Labora
Maybe Martha is busy, even bossy. But, Martha is my spiritual hero.
Read moreDeacons and the RCIA
By comparison with the Missal, the RCIA pays little attention to the role of deacons in the liturgy.
Read more“Laudato Si” and Liturgical Life — Example 2: How We Assemble for Worship
I keep thinking about the implications of Pope Francis’s Encyclical Laudato Si for liturgical life. Today, I ponder some concrete elements of how we assemble
Read moreSeeking “Sacred” Silence
The “opening prayer” is a silent prayer done by “all in silence with the priest” (per the Roman Missal), with the priest truly functioning as a presider by leading all in the silent prayer and concluding it with the Collect.
Read moreCambridge: Hymns in Liturgy and Life
I’m in Cambridge, England this week for a joint conference of IAH, HSGBI, and HSUSC.
Read moreA Common Date for Easter? Bert Groen in Interview
“It is a bit funny that, in various places, the central and unique main event of the Church year is celebrated several times consecutively.”
Read moreNon solum: Mauds and Mespers
The General Instruction on the Liturgy of the Hours allows joining Mass with Lauds or Vespers – do you do so?
Read moreWho’s That Lady with the Egg?
In an unguarded moment of blunt ignorance, I blurted out, “Who’s that lady with the egg?” My teacher looked at me, and with a patient voice, informed me that “That ‘Lady with the Egg’ is Mary Magdalene.”
Read moreSurvey says…
32% of respondents so far see Pray Tell as more on the so-called “liberal” side, with only 2% seeing us on the “conservative” side. But the biggest group – 54% see us as right in the middle.
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