After the Second Vatican Council, church attendance numbers in Germany declined. It is frequently maintained that there is a causal connection between the two. But is this really true?
Read moreMonth: March 2017
Ars Praedicandi: Jena Thurow’s Reflection for the Feast of St. Patrick
In the reading of the Confessions that we just heard, Patrick writes about “spending himself” in Ireland – in a land in which, though it and its people were foreign to him, he served as a witness…yet he constantly rejoiced and gloried in the name of the Lord.
Read moreNotes on the Committee to Revise Liturgiam Authenticam
The task, the people, and the limitations to what we can expect.
Read moreIs Religious Faith Being Supplanted by Secular Xenophobic Nationalism?
“The culture war over religious morality has faded; in its place is something much worse.”
Read moreBishop Callahan on Ad orientem
“I have shown my support for this practice as well as a deep concern that it be implemented appropriately and after proper consultation with the leadership of a parish, after truly hearing and respecting the People of God…”
Read moreNew Publisher/CEO for OCP
Archbishop Sample has announced the name of John Limb’s successor as Publisher/CEO of Oregon Catholic Press.
Read moreArs Praedicandi: Reflection from the Thursday after Ash Wednesday
“So as this Lent approached, I asked myself: How will I get through this Lent?”
Read more“What a Bishop Might Want to Know” – and What Pope Francis Knows
“The young bishop gained a reputation for charm and humor; he became a frequently sought-out speaker for any function, secular or religious.”
Read moreAustrian Bishop Speaks Out Against the “Reform of the Reform”
“I am convinced that there cannot and will not be a general change of the ‘Ordinary Form’ of the Roman Catholic Church as renewed after the Council.”
Read moreWhat Does Pope Francis Mean to You?
On the fourth anniversary of the election of Pope Francis, Pray Tell writers speak from the heart about an extraordinary pope.
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