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Category: Devotions and Sacramentals
Open for Prayer
Paul Westermeyer argues for the value of keeping a church “open for prayer” beyond those times when services are being held.
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Ashless Wednesday in Ireland
Ash Wednesday is still popular in Ireland. As rates of practice have dropped in recent years, many people still make a point of getting ashes
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And they say the Catholic tradition of relics is crazy!
I readily admit that I am a Mac addict and at times I think I am more successful in converting people to the Apple ecosystem
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First Blessing in the Ordination Mass?
Does it make sense that newly ordained priests give their first blessing at the end of the ordination liturgy?
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An ‘Abundance of Rituals’: selling spirituality in a systemic vacuum
A few weeks ago, Timothy Brunk contributed a blog to this site titled Corporation Rituals (28 September 2020). It caught my eye because it captures
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Popular Piety Spotlight: Prayers to St. Michael
Whether prayed at the conclusion of a rosary, after mass, or at some other time, these prayers to St. Michael are part of a long tradition of regularly turning to heaven for help against forces that would try to destroy the goodness and unity of the Church.
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Something Old, Something New
The spiritual practice of devotions is an enriching one. Our spiritual/ritual lives—like any ecosystem—benefit from diversity.
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The Potluck Rosary
In our new “Popular Piety” series: Katherine Grimm Bowers on the communal Rosary and the Body of Christ.
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Return Gallery Devotional Art to Churches?
These works proclaim to all the dignity of the human person, the majesty of the Christian spiritual journey, and the hope of heaven in the midst of the complications of now.
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Divine Mercy negotiations UPDATED 5/18
This morning a letter from the Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was released. It was addressed to the Polish Episcopal Conference to mark the 100th anniversary
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