Does it make sense that newly ordained priests give their first blessing at the end of the ordination liturgy?
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Category: Eucharist
What does Fratelli Tutti tell us about liturgy?
Our liturgies must resonate with “the music of the Gospel.” Here are some thoughts on how we might do that — inspired by the Pope’s new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti.
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Communion and Community
COVID-19 poses a flood of opportunities to us.
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Become What You Receive—just please don’t receive right now
People, what are we doing? Whom are we kidding? The Body of Christ is real, but so is the Coronavirus.
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An Assault at Mass
On 23 August, during Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia, a lector was assaulted.
Read moreDiscerning the essential in sacramental liturgy: ordinations in a time of pandemic
Even in a time of pandemic, the eucharistic is not an optional liturgical context for ordinations, but of the essence of the sacramental action of the Trinity and the Church because of the unity of church, eucharist and priesthood.
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Again and again let us pray to the Lord
Through repetition, we “remember the future.”
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Statues, Continued: Symbols Are Actions
Symbols are not static.
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The Alarming Consequences of Communion
Without over-stating the obvious: we live in a period of our collective human history all at once odd, strange, anxious, confusing, stressful, and strikingly electric.
Read moreNo-contact Communion Dispenser
From Prospect Hill Company:I just called the company to ensure this is real, and it is. I’m told it’s selling well. This dispenser addresses health
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