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Ecumenical Guidelines for Worship during the Pandemic

July 7, 2020 Editor c_How-To

A group of scientists, theologians, clergy, and physicians gathered in consultation.

Short Commentary: Can Communion Elements Transmit the Virus?

November 25, 2020 Anthony Ruff, OSB

Here’s a sad report, and it’s one time I’m grateful for the concept of transubstantiation. Tragically, some senior figures in the Orthodox Church in Serbia

Short Commentary: Pope Francis vs. Anti-Mask Protestors

November 25, 2020 Anthony Ruff, OSB

From Market Watch , excerpting from Francis’s new book Let Us Dream: The Path to a Better Future: “Some groups protested, refusing to keep their distance,

Advanced Gregorian Chant Seminar Online

November 24, 2020 Anthony Ruff, OSB

Where scholarship and musicality come together.

Cathedral Chapter of Chur Refuses Papal Terna

November 24, 2020 Liborius Lumma Ordained Ministry Pope Francis

After a hiatus one and a half years, the cathedral chapter of Chur in Switzerland suddenly got the opportunity to elect a new bishop from

President-elect Biden quotes “Eagle’s Wings”

November 8, 2020 Editor

President-elect Joe Biden quoted the beloved song “On Eagle’s Wings” at the end of his victory speech last night. Watch it here. Surely this is

Pope Francis Favors Same Sex Civil Unions

October 21, 2020 Anthony Ruff, OSB

WaPo reports: In a new documentary, Pope Francis has called for the creation of civil union laws for same-sex couples, in remarks that break from

What does Fratelli Tutti tell us about liturgy?

October 10, 2020 Rita Ferrone Eucharist Liturgical Movement Penance-Reconciliation Pope Francis Social Justice

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.