The strife is o’er and the battle won…won by the dying mall—the elf on the shelf—and the peppermint mocha-flavored beverage I’m enjoying as I’m writing this.
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Author: Katharine E. Harmon
Katharine E. Harmon is an Assistant Professor of Theology at Marian University in Indianapolis, IN, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in theology, liturgy, and lCatholic history. She is an organist and church musician at St. Mark the Evangelist Parish in Indianapolis, IN. Katharine is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame's Ph.D. program in Liturgical Studies, and the author of There Were Also Many Women There: Lay Women in the Liturgical Movement in the United States, 1926-1959 (Liturgical Press, 2013).
The Bright Side of a Glass Half Empty
I’m terrible at being a “the glass is half full!” kind of person. When I contemplate the world around me (or contemplate myself) my eyes
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Creation, Day Six: Creativity, Hope, and Goodness
God chose not to stop with pterodactyls and turtles. God insisted on creating a mammal that not only had a mouth to feed, but a mouth that could talk back.
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The “Restored Order” for Initiation: Is it a “Progressive” or a “Traditionalist” victory?
I had the pleasure of visiting with a former student recently, who has worked within the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois after her graduation. As she
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The Cookie Monster Taught Me to Play the Catholic Top 40
Perhaps there’s something good about music which only has a few words to remember.
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Summertime
It is summertime because its time is unique from the rest of our year. Our schedules are actually more erratic.
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Do You Sing Even when You Don’t Want to?
What songs has your parish sung during this Eastertide? Better yet, did any songs bring much rejoicing to your heart? Did any songs bring much weeping and gnashing of teeth?
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Notre Dame Cathedral in Flames
On Monday afternoon in Paris, the great spire of Notre Dame Cathedral collapsed.
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The Annunciation on the Lenten Journey
In this moment of the Annunciation, Mary is able to say something about who she IS, in order to step forward into who she will BECOME.
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A time to fully, consciously, actively participate
I must say that the level of attention I can bring to Mass as a music minister FAR surpasses any attention I can muster while wrangling an active little girl.
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