I recently had the opportunity to spend a week of retreat with the Benedictine nuns at the Abbey of St. Walburga in the beautiful rocky
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Month: August 2019
The Oratory of the Sacred Heart Dominican Convent in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland
The high point was a visit to the Oratory with art its work by Sr. Concepta Lynch, OP.
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GOSPEL COMMUNION: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Commentary on the Psallite communion antiphon – an inspiring reflection on the liturgy of the coming Sunday and feast days.
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A Conveniently Delayed Funeral
In as a commodity driven society as is the United States, does a growing practice of delaying funerals inadvertently turn death into something that “fits into our schedules?” Does it communicate, “While grandma’s death was inconvenient, her funeral will not be.”
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INTROITUS: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Inclina, Domine, aurem tuam ad me – Incline, Lord, your ear to me
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60-Second Sermon: 21st Sunday in OT
Fr. Dennis Strach, CSC reflects on the Gospel for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 25, 2019) Fr. Dennis Strach, C.S.C, is the Associate
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Worship — and What Threatens It
Do we – and how do we — struggle to contain evil as we enter into God’s presence?
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INTROITUS: St. Bartholomew
Mihi autem nimis honorati sunt amici tui – Your friends are highly honored for me
Read moreRemembering, Societas Liturgica Style
Along with two hundred other liturgists from around the church catholic and the globe, I was part of the Congress of Societas Liturgica (5-10 August
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“It Was Good, but They Didn’t Shout”: Motives and Metrics in Worship Planning and Assessment
It’s about transformation in Christ.
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