I think sometimes we sin against the artful use of silence in liturgy — in music and in the ritual itself.
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Author: Rita Ferrone
Rita Ferrone is a writer and speaker about issues of liturgy, catechesis, and church renewal. She lives in Mount Vernon, New York.
Creation, Day Two: Waters and the Sky
We rely upon that second day of Creation more than we admit.
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Prayers of Intercession for the Season of Creation
“Never have we so hurt and mistreated our common home as we have in the last 200 years.” How, therefore, shall we pray?
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Season of Creation: What Are You Doing to Celebrate? [updated]
Our communities may awaken to a deeper appreciation of the gift of creation and the call to care for our common home, precisely by “praying our way” into this awareness.
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The Eucharist Commits Us to the Poor
All these hungry people, and the disciples don’t think they’ve got the wherewithal to help. But, guess what? They have.
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John Cook, rest in peace
The Yale Institute of Sacred Music has announced the death of John Cook (1933-2019), former director of the institute and emeritus professor at the Yale
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Scarves instead of palms in Senegal
The situation in Dakar is unique because it is motivated by ecology rather than a simple question of what is available.
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Another Rembrandt: Thoughts on the Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son is the centerpiece of the last three Sundays of Lent in Year C. Why?
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Archbishop Durocher speaks in favor of women deacons
Would Archbishop Durocher’s proposal to include women really make a difference? It could be a brilliant idea.
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Penitential Liturgy
I watched it with interest, both because of the unusual nature of the gathering, and because I wondered what it might tell us about penitential celebrations generally.
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