Rita Ferrone, Author at PrayTellBlog

Rita Ferrone is a writer and speaker about issues of liturgy, catechesis, and church renewal. She lives in Mount Vernon, New York.

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.

John Cook, rest in peace

May 3, 2019 Rita Ferrone Announcements Art and Architecture

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

Scarves instead of palms in Senegal

April 11, 2019 Rita Ferrone Inculturation Liturgical year

The situation in Dakar is unique because it is motivated by ecology rather than a simple question of what is available.

Another Rembrandt: Thoughts on the Prodigal Son

April 2, 2019 Rita Ferrone Art and Architecture Lectionary / Liturgy of Word Liturgical year Liturgy and Virtues

The Prodigal Son is the centerpiece of the last three Sundays of Lent in Year C. Why?

Archbishop Durocher speaks in favor of women deacons

March 10, 2019 Rita Ferrone Church Reform Ordained Ministry

Would Archbishop Durocher’s proposal to include women really make a difference? It could be a brilliant idea.

Penitential Liturgy

March 6, 2019 Rita Ferrone Penance-Reconciliation Pope Francis

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.