What emotions should be aroused by our worship, and how far should be willing to go to raise them?
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Read moreExtinguishing the Easter Candles — A Question about Symbols
Am I the only one who has misgivings when, at the Easter Vigil, the Celebrant invites the Congregation to extinguish their Easter candles at some point in the service (usually before the readings begin?
Read moreBishop Paprocki authorizes St. Michael Prayer after Masses
Bishop Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois announced Tuesday that the public recitation of the Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel can be prayed by the faithful after the dismissal and before the recession.
Read morePrayers for Saint Patrick’s Day
Two prayers for Saint Patrick’s day.
Read moreEucharistic Congress
The Archdiocese of Saint Louis is hosting a Eucharistic Congress, June 24-26, 2011. This type of gathering has the potential to invite us to reflect on many questions, including: How does the Eucharist challenge us to proclaim the Gospel faithfully?
Read moreMarian Apparition: Our Lady of Good Help
Bishop David Ricken (Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin) announced today that he officially approves the Marian apparitions at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help at Champion.
Read moreBeads of Prayer
Prayer is never easy. Sitting alone for an extended period of time, whether on an open hillside, by the shore of the ocean, or in a church or at a shrine, is not easy.
Read moreBecoming present in the liturgy, again
Becoming present to God in the liturgical action, participating fully and willingly in God’s trinitarian act of salvation for us, is the ideal of liturgy. This willing participation, though, is a skill as well as a choice. Coping with distraction is one of the components of this skill.
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).
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