Rita Ferrone gave a thought-provoking presentation this morning at the 25th International Congress of Societas Liturgica in Quebec, Canada. One of the questions she raised stayed with me in particular, namely: HOW are rites formative?
Read moreMonth: August 2015
On the Saturday holy day and the Sunday obligation
Ergo, Saturday evening Masses should be of the Assumption, not Sunday, but they do fulfill the Sunday obligation.
Read moreNon solum: Cremation
A Pray Tell reader writes about the impact of cremations on funeral praxis.
Read moreAssumption, Dormition, Mary & Pascha
In reflecting on this feast and its deep roots in global Christian liturgical tradition, I am moved to the painful confrontation with death each of us faces on a daily basis.
Read moreHymns, Poems, Songs: The Lyrical and the Liturgical
by Rowan Williams
Read moreLapsed Catholic Confirms She is Still Spiritual
“Not that there’s anything wrong with going to church. There’s also nothing wrong with not going to church.”
Read moreThis Issue of: Worship
Here you can find abstracts from the most current issue of Worship as well as the list of books that are reviewed.
Read moreThe Sign of Peace in Sao Paulo
The sign of peace during Mass is not a time for congratulations or small talk.
Read moreMore on the Moscow Council (1917-1918)
Essentially, the Moscow Council was a manifestation of a Church that took an inventory of its internal pastoral situation, invited pastors and theologians to construct proposals for renewal, and adjusted to the rapidly-evolving political environment.
Read morePope establishes “World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation” on Sept. 1
The first proposal for a joint date was put forward by the Metropolitan of Pergamum Zizioulas, representative of the Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew, who spoke at the Vatican last June.
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