Matthew Reichert reflects on the Gospel for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (6 October 2019). Matthew Reichert teaches at the College of Saint Benedict
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Month: September 2019
Motu Proprio on the Sunday of the Word of God: Two Reactions
Pray Tell’s Fritz and Fr. Anthony weigh in on the pope’s new initiative.
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Viewpoint: A “Ministry for Loneliness” (Part I)
Another government department?
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Constructive Conversations: #1 Altieri, #2 Ruff, #3 Altieri
On the “conflicts among us” (James 4:1)
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Liturgical Year Chaos?
The General Norms for the Liturgical Year (including the Table of Liturgical Days) had already been promulgated *before* the general permission for Sunday and feastday Masses on Saturday evening came into being.
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Ars Praedicandi: Ed Foley’s Homily for September 29 (26C)
It is easy to assume today’s readings are a condemnation of the rich.
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Deaf Access to the Sacrament of Reconciliation: Past and Present
Reconciliation has historically been one of the most difficult sacraments for Deaf and hard-of-hearing Catholics to access and continues to be so.
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Troubling the Lex Vivendi: The Church at Prayer Amidst an Imperiled Home
What is there about Sunday Mass participants that makes them least in accord with teachings on the ecology of Popes John Paul, Benedict, and Francis?
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GOSPEL COMMUNION: 26th 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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Constructive Conversations #4: Ruff responds (9-25)
I disagree with you, Christopher, that the postconciliar liturgical reforms went beyond the Council’s mandate.
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