“The universe from the outset is saturated with light because it is saturated with divine activity, holding it in existence at every moment and leading us to knowledge of our Creator.”
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Author: Fritz Bauerschmidt
I am a professor of Theology at Loyola University Maryland and a permanent deacon of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, assigned to the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen.
Baptism Brouhaha
A deacon, a defective baptismal formula, and a decree. I have some questions.
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Some Thoughts on Spiritual Communion
Not every prayer can say everything. What should one say about “spiritual communion”?
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A Tale of Two Liturgies
Liturgy is an odd mix of the vertical and the horizontal, formality and intimacy, grandeur and humility.
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Ars Praedicandi: Preaching Pandemic
“Social distancing” has entered out vocabulary, but some forms have long been with us.
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The Sign of Peace and Popular Culture
The Sign of Peace is making an appearance in some surprising corners of popular culture.
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Communion Under Both Species: Anecdotal Demographic Observations
Who receives from the cup and why?
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Eucharist, Polls, and Symbols
A recent Pew Research Center survey shows that less than a third of U.S. Catholics believe that in the Eucharist bread and wine “become the
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Ad Orientem in Gallup NM
The Cathedral in Gallup turns things around.
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On the Night He Was Betrayed, He Took Off His Helmet…
The first Mass at Notre Dame since the fire.
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