We need to remember that the fourth and final action of the eucharistic celebration is mission. When we do so, we may find our work reflected in and enriched by our liturgical prayer. Thus the dialogue between life and liturgy can bear fruit for the reign of God.
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The spiritual practice of devotions is an enriching one. Our spiritual/ritual lives—like any ecosystem—benefit from diversity.
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Perhaps it is time to realize that we are truly made in the image of God the Organizer, and God the Rhythm-Giver.
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History shows us that human rites and religions get old patterns set very deeply in their bones—which is both a strength and weakness.
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[T]here were some who were certain the translation would drive people from the pews in droves, while others were filled with an equal amount of certitude that its language would bring numerous members back.
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The prayer of the Church, however, remains central and crucial at every time, and so—even if filed away for a future day—we need to keep evaluating the resources we offer people for sung prayer.
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Perhaps this in-Spirit-ing feast of Pentecost can give the Body of Christ the Voice of the Spirit to oppose, address, and work to end the insane divisions and violence that come from differences in language, race, nationality, and ways of life.
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After Easter II is over, the glorious wounds of Christ sort of vanish from our Easter celebrations. It’s almost as though we believe that the Resurrection erased the Crucifixion.
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Blessed are you, Believing Thomas, in whom we often see our twin: absent, defiant, demanding, accepting, faith-filled.
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I’ve mistaken my relatively consistent faithfulness to Lenten disciplines as truly “Lenting” during that forty-day stretch of life.
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