Most commentators were anxious to see Pope Francis’ answer to the request to ordain viri probati or to institute some form of female deaconate in
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Month: February 2020
GOSPEL COMMUNION: 6th 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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The Most Pressing Question on the Diaconate
Does the Church need deacons?
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60-Second Sermon: Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Rita Burns Senseman reflects on the Gospel Reading (Matthew 5: 17-37) for the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time.
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Eucharistic Prayer II on Sundays
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal number 364 says “Eucharistic Prayer II, on account of its particular features, is more appropriately used on weekdays
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Ars Praedicandi: Ed Foley, 5A
Salt expends its catalytic powers to melt the ice.
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GOSPEL COMMUNION: 5th 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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I’m not trying to Google “Extraordinary Form of the Mass”
Where is the Ordinary Form of the Mass on social media? On Google? Anywhere, out there, on the vast and billowing waves of the world wide web?
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Wild Winter Liturgies
The cedar waxwings arrived yesterday. Waxwings are wonderful, mysterious birds. Here in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, their visits are brief. They come to our backyard for
Read moreHelp with summer program on “The Essentials of Catholic Liturgy”
I am honored to have been asked to be a presenter for a third-track program co-sponsored by Liturgy Training Publications and the National Association of
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