There is an interesting article and beautiful photo-essay by James Estrin in yesterday’s New York Times about the Rapaport family, from Borough Park, Brooklyn, New
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Category: Children
The Paschal Triduum that (almost) Wasn’t
My daughter’s fearlessness in the face of mud puddles gives us a new slant on the font, and those brave catechumens who (will eventually) plunge into those murky baptismal waters.
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The “Restored Order” for Initiation: Is it a “Progressive” or a “Traditionalist” victory?
I had the pleasure of visiting with a former student recently, who has worked within the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois after her graduation. As she
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Pirates, Pelagius and Prayer
Whatever else may be happening in Christian worship, God is there to say, “I have some help for you.”
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Female Altar Servers? Acolytes? East and West
One of the most debated liturgical practice and pastoral issues of our day is the opening of formal roles for women and girls in the liturgical assembly…
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Summertime
It is summertime because its time is unique from the rest of our year. Our schedules are actually more erratic.
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Data Protection and the Seal of Confession
I have posted before about the conditions in Ireland, particularly about the challenges of having most of our liturgical catechesis taking place within a school
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A time to fully, consciously, actively participate
I must say that the level of attention I can bring to Mass as a music minister FAR surpasses any attention I can muster while wrangling an active little girl.
Read moreDiocese of Gallup Restores Order of Sacraments for Children
On February 11, Bishop James S. Wall of Gallup, New Mexico, announced that the diocese will restore the order of the sacraments of initiation for
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My Little Big Day
Since I returned to Ireland in 2013 and reacquainted myself with the Church in the country of my birth, having departed to study for the
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