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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Author: Alan Hommerding
Alan Hommerding has been with World Library Publications (WLP) since 1991, most recently as Liturgical Publications Editor for the WLP division of GIA Publications. He is also a composer of numerous published choral and instrumental works, and is well-known as an author of hymn texts. Alan has served the North American Academy of Liturgy as convener of the liturgical music seminar, and as a member of the executive group for the Catholic Academy of Liturgy. He has been a regular contributor to the PrayTell blog since 2016.
Happy (?) Anniversary!
[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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Review: The Parish Book of Chant
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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Pentecost: Feast of the Verbification
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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A Wounded Good Shepherd
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, Believing Thomas
Blessed are you, Believing Thomas, in whom we often see our twin: absent, defiant, demanding, accepting, faith-filled.
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Lenting Hard . . . or Hardly Lenting?
I’ve mistaken my relatively consistent faithfulness to Lenten disciplines as truly “Lenting” during that forty-day stretch of life.
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Fasting, Then Feasting
The Word became flesh, and came to dwell among us.
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Lenses for Lent
I still search for these sorts of “lenses” to help me view and understand Lent anew, as I participate in its trinity of disciplines, along with whatever other spiritual or physical discipline I’ve chosen.
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DEEP AND WIDE (A sermon for the Baptism of the Lord)
A desire for clarity and truth may be what brings Jesus to the Jordan, because he lives in a crazy world where both are in short supply.
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