Creeping clericalism which transforms the Eucharist into an almost magical phenomenon.
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Category: 2_ARS CELEBRANDI
Ars Praedicandi: Fifth Sunday of Pascha, Samaritan Woman
Are we afraid that the chains of our past sins and weaknesses will keep us captive and prevent us from meeting him?
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May Madness: Popular Piety vs. Doctrinal Feasts
Yesterday, on the Trinity Sunday, I presided a Liturgy of the Eucharist in a parish where I had not been for a number of years.
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This Day Belongs to Christ
A closer look at a new Sunday hymn in the German hymnal “Gotteslob”
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Does Easter Ask Too Much…?
“Therefore, overcome with paschal joy, every land, every people exults in your praise and even the heavenly Powers, with the angelic hosts, sing together the
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Pascha and Pentecost: A Prayer
Bless those who bless you and who sing the praises of your holy resurrection during these fifty days of rejoicing.
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Ars praedicandi: Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year B, Ed Foley
What was missing from that vision, however, was that the pruning and the grafting, the discipline and the commitment, the sacrifice and the growing, are not only for my personal spiritual benefit but for the sake of the vineyard, for the sake of the trellis of disciples, for the sake of the harvest of justice and reconciliation that is the authentic fruit of being planted in Christ.
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Michael Joncas Evaluates “An Aid for Evaluating Hymn Lyrics”
We share the article in the hope of continuing a conversation about this important subject, and we invite our readers to respond in the comment section.
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“I want Westlife played at my funeral”
Many people outside Ireland still tend to think of Ireland as a Catholic country. However, I think that the days of identifying Irishness with Catholicism
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Reflections on a Liturgy of COVID-tide
Like many others, I went to the designated building.
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GOSPEL COMMUNION: 4th Sunday of Easter
Commentary on the Psallite communion antiphon – an inspiring reflection on the liturgy of the coming Sunday and feast days.
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