Ever since then, the Three Kings, coming from the East, have stood for a worship of Christ beyond all local and ethnic boundaries. But what if we draw the circle even wider?
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Category: Liturgical Spirituality
A Season of Light
The light crashes through . . .
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Come to the Feast
My daughter has a gift for calling us to the table to celebrate.
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Advent: Fling wide the gates!
To fling the gates of our hearts wide for Christ—as well as for the least and lowly who are his image and presence—is a far, far different thing than merely being sure the gates don’t have an obstruction in front of them.
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The Eucharist OF the Church
“The sacrifice of the Church” could be understood as referring to something the Church is offering to God, something that is other than the Church itself.
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The Heidi Bowl and Liturgical Celebrations
Every liturgical celebration should have a Heidi Bowl aspect to it
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Brief Book Review: Authentic Liturgy: Minds in Tune with Voices
Ron Anderson reviews Nathaniel Marx, Authentic Liturgy: Minds in Tune with Voices.
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Mass: A Moment of Deep Betrayal
As the world faces yet another damning report of Catholic clergy sexual abuse of minors, I return once again to an intrinsic link between the Eucharist and betrayal that first comforted me some years ago.
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October 4, 2021: Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
The time is now to situate Christian worship within the much older, more ancient practice of primordial praise.
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Covid Puppies and a Nearly-Full Moon
This pandemic makes us do crazy things. Like go hiking. Grow vegetables. Adopt shelter dogs.
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