While we have examples of wise elders, we also have examples of young people filled with wisdom and old people—even wise king Solomon—ending their lives as fools.
Read moreMonth: June 2017
Liturgical Life of Facebook?
As most readers will know, Facebook has just announced that it has reached the two billion user mark. One in four people on the planet
Read morePax Christi Award: Congrats, David, Marty, and Michael!
The Pax Christi award has as its purpose to honor those whose lives exemplify Benedictine ideals.
Read morePenance – a Possible Response to Profound Moral Injury?
Here is a question that I do not have an answer to, but that I hope some of you who are deeply involved in pastoral
Read moreRIP Archbishop John R. Quinn (1929-2017)
“Oh yes, I’m very hopeful because the Holy Spirit is clearly at work and the Risen Lord is walking among the golden candlesticks (Rev. 2:1).”
Read moreWhat happens to all those flowers in a Corpus Christi procession?
The idea of festival excess is taken to a fabulous degree in the assembling of these floral designs that pass away after only a day.
Read moreSharing Religious Life, Liturgy, and the Pursuit of Happiness on the Web
… the nuns’ turn to cyberspace is only the latest chapter in a long history of religious orders’ using the best means of communication.
Read moreLord, Close My Lips
The opening verse of the office “Lord, open my lips” used to have a twin at the end of the day.
Read moreOf Awkward Chalices and Liturgical Reform
Why are old chalices so hard to use for administering communion? What does this tell us about the reformed liturgy and its relation to our liturgical past?
Read moreIn the Face of Death: Peace at the Last
A couple of months ago, I wrote a blog post about a brief ritual, created by the Diocese of Speyer, Germany, for those accompanying the
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