I have just discovered through postings on the internet a hymn by Michael Forster (b. 1946) with music Christopher Tambling (b. 1964), possibly intended for singing on
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Author: Michael Joncas
Reflections on Pope Francis’ Exhortations and the Chair of Peter
…it is good…not to end up favoring sterile ideological polarizations…The liturgy is not ‘the field of do-it-yourself’, but the epiphany of ecclesial communion
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Question about a Roman Rite liturgical practice
The priest uses his own private chalice, and his own paten and host??
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Madam Secretary and Conversations in an Age of Mass Media
I have been pondering how artists may help to shape political and moral conversations in an age of mass media. About a week ago I
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Sarum Sequence for the Fourth Sunday of Advent
Continuing my project of presenting the Sarum rite sequences of Advent
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Sarum Sequence for the Third Sunday of Advent
Continuing my project of offering translations and versifications of sequences appearing in the Sarum rite marking the four Sundays of Advent.
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Sarum Sequence for the Second Sunday of Advent
This sequence seems closer to a hymn of the day, inspired by the scriptures proclaimed at this eucharist in the Sarum Rite.
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Sarum Sequence for the First Sunday of Advent
This Advent, I would like to offer translations and versifications of four sequences appearing in the Sarum rite.
Read moreMass and Hymn in honor of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne
St. Rose Philippine Duchesne was a pioneer missionary of the Society of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ) who came to St. Charles, Missouri, from France and
Read moreA letter from Fr. Godfrey Diekmann, O.S.B., appropriate for All Souls Day
As we celebrate the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’) I thought it would be of some interest to the readers of Pray
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