In the time after the apostles, diversity in liturgical celebration was the order of the day.
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Category: Eucharist
Sacraments After the Pandemic…Business as Usual?
Endgame, the 22nd installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, focuses on the mission of the superhero team, The Avengers, to reset time after the catastrophic
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Recommended Guidelines Raise Troubling Questions (updated)
Unfortunately, in the attempt to “do the right thing” liturgical values and priorities are not being respected.
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More Masses Because of Corona?
On April 28, 2020, the basic reproduction number of the coronavirus in Germany is 1.0, in Austria 0.6. These are very good news, and both
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Meditation in front of a Tabernacle
The parish where I worship collects food items at weekend Masses in order to provide support to a food pantry in an impoverished neighborhood in
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Idaho: Mass Facing People, No Altar Rail Normative
“Priests in the diocese of Boise will face the people when presiding at the Ordinary Form …”
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Livestreamed Eucharist “Without the People” – Step Backward or Forward?
In a time of internet and of the coronavirus pandemic, we must completely rethink community.
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Eucharist in a time of Coronavirus
From Good Friday until the Easter Vigil there is a “Real Absence” of Jesus Christ.
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RESPONSE: Mass Without the People is Legitimate
Helmut Hoping replies to yesterday’s contribution by Albert Gerhards, Benedikt Kranemann, and Stephan Winter.
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Mass Online with Full, Conscious, and Active Participation?
My experience made me realize that I had watched Masses many times online before as a spectator rather than a participant. Because I had access to Mass in person, TV and online masses felt optional, something “extra,” so I never had the urge to participate fully, consciously, and actively until now.
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