The 25th annual Monastic Institute at Saint John’s is June 27 – July 1. This year’s theme is “Benedictine Spirituality.”
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Art and Anatomy in the Sistine Chapel
What was Michelangelo saying by constructing the voice box of God out of the brain stem of man? Is it a sacrilege or homage?
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Note the featured post by Jeffrey Rowthorn on the new Missal texts over to the right. We have moved the Featured Post box to the
Read moreTo the Buddhists on Vesakh
Both Christians and Buddhists have a profound respect for human life. It is crucial therefore that we encourage efforts to create a sense of ecological responsibility.
Read moreReplacing The Collegeville Hymnal – What do you think?
The Liturgical Press is considering replacing The Collegeville Hymnal and they are seeking your advice. The online survey will take about 12-15 minutes.
Read moreRita’s Reward, “Virgil and the Vigil”
Congratulations to Rita Ferrone for the Award of Merit for her article, “Virgil & the Vigil: The Bees Are Back in the Exsultet,” in Commonweal.
Read moreCode of Conduct for Catholics on the Internet
This Code of Conduct for Catholics…on the Internet from Catholic Youth Work is very good.
Read moreGerman Problems
Some German-speaking bishops are not happy with the text of the funeral rites that came back from Rome.
Read moreNew Serbian Saint
The Serbian Orthodox Church decided to glorify (canonize) Justin Popovich of Celije (1894-1979), one of modern Orthodoxy’s harshest critics of ecumenism, and of the Papacy in particular.
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The Bishops of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy [ICEL] join me in welcoming the announcement of the approval by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments of the definitive English text of the Third Edition of The Roman Missal. This news ushers in the final phase of preparation for the publication and implementation of the Missal in our eleven member Bishops’ Conferences and the many other territories where the sacred liturgy is habitually celebrated in English.
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