“A thoroughly documented historical and liturgical commentary and a most helpful pastoral guide to the celebration of this ritual for the dedication of a church and an altar.”
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Category: Art and Architecture
50,000 Syro-Malabar Christians Protest in Favor of Versus Populum
Yesterday’s Times of India reports that 50.000 Syro-Malabar Christians of the Ernakulam Angamaly archdiocese of the Syro Malabar Church took to the streets to protest
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Renovated Sanctuary at the Church of the Gesù
I was in Rome this week and, never having lived there and had the chance to “do” the city properly, on every short visit I
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Brief Book Review: The Art of Holy Week and Easter
“This little book is a beautiful invitation to go more deeply into the moments of Holy Week and Easter.”
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Pope Francis to Sicilian clerics: Take off your grandmother’s lace.
In an audience with bishops and priests of Sicily on 9 June 2022, Pope Francis told the clerics to stop wearing their “grandmother’s lace”, saying
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Black Vestments
When I was ministering in the United States (mainly Newark, NJ and Tri-State area), I never came across black vestments in use in the liturgy.
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Symbolic Dissonance
This sanctuary is decorated for Lent. I don’t think we’re even ready for a “blue-ish” purple vs. “red-ish” purple conversation here.
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From the Wires: A Cathedral for the 21st Century
Hartford’s Christ Church Cathedral unveils its newly renovated nave.
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Mass Rocks as a Possible Future
Over the past few weeks, we have looked at the setting for the church to gather in a number of posts. Anthony has commented on
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Dippy the Dinosaur in Norwich Cathedral
Sometimes people say that the Christian Faith is in trouble. Numbers of people attending church are down. Many ecclesial institutions have trouble staying open. A
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