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Read moreMonth: February 2016
Footwashing: An Action for Lent?
It may leave behind a damp floor, but for those who have taken part it will have communicated a renewed vision of the church.
Read moreViewpoint: Holy Thursday Washing of Women’s Feet Now Official
The matter of the washing of feet of women is likely to be omitted on Holy Thursday by a negative attitude toward women in the liturgy generally. Seminary faculty should make known to their seminarians in a positive spirit the fundamental contents of the recent Decree and the fundamental theology underlying it.
Read moreArs praedicandi: Second Sunday of Lent
Many of the mystics of the Christian tradition of east and west have spoken about personal experiences of illumination, when things become suddenly clear and understood.
Read moreDid Pope Francis Sign on to A Declaration Implicitly Critical of the Ordinariate’s Founding?
“’Uniatism,’ understood as the union of one community to the other, separating it from its Church, is not the way to re–establish unity.”
Read morePope Francis’s Real Presences
Pope Francis’s presence at the Mexican-U.S. border, and especially his way of highlighting the plight of migrants, was rich in symbolism. And yes, with that
Read moreNational Catholic Youth Choir: Spread the Word!
Merit-based scholarships of $500 available to first-time participants.
Read moreLiturgical Study Club 2016
Which is more significant for the liturgical experience—sacred time or sacred space?
Read morePope Francis at Mass with indigenous peoples in Chiapas
Yes, local indigenous languages were used in the liturgy; and the Pope even began and ended his sermon by quoting from psalm 19 in an
Read moreAntonin Scalia & the “Last Rites”
In case you are as frustrated as I am with the glib reporting of “last rites” being administered to Antonin Scalia many hours after his
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