Will new media affect the way Catholics celebrate the Sacrament of Penance?
Read moreAuthor: Rita Ferrone
Rita Ferrone is an award-winning writer and frequent speaker on issues of liturgy and church renewal in the Roman Catholic tradition. She is currently a contributing writer and columnist for Commonweal magazine and an independent scholar. She is the former editor of The Yale ISM Review, an ecumenical journal of worship and the arts for the Yale Institute of Sacred Music.
Liu Xiaobo and the Cross
Some thoughts on Christian references in the poem “Experiencing Death” by Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo.
Read moreLincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation
“To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God.”
Read moreEcclesiology Is the Issue
“[A] deeper understanding of the new conception of liturgy developed at Vatican II and in the post- Vatican II liturgical renewal is the first step toward seeing the profound implications and the real implementation of Vatican II and of seeing what its implementation means.”
Read moreHow American Catholics Pray
This is a review of James P. McCartin’s book Prayers of the Faithful: The Shifting Spiritual Life of American Catholics (Harvard University Press, 2010).
Read moreSummer “What We’re Reading” Wednesday
The idea of “summer reading” seems to evoke beaches and lawn chairs and leisure. I’m not sure that describes my summer, but in this spirit let me begin with the most popular genre I enjoy: mystery novels.
Read moreJim Field, rest in peace
Jim Field, priest of the Archdiocese of Boston, died this morning, at the age of 58.
Read moreYale ISM Congregations Project
A new initiative for worship and the arts, with a focus on congregations, is being launched by the Yale Institute of Sacred Music.
Read moreDelight
What delights you in the Liturgy?
Read moreHeartfelt Sorrow; Conversion of Life
Is there a place in our parishes for penitential celebrations without the sacrament?
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