If the confirmation debate is over, it’s probably only over for now.
Paul Turner responds to Tim Gabrielli.
Category: Sacramental Theology
The End of the Confirmation Debate?
Tweaking the age of Confirmation is not going to solve our issues around disaffiliation.
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When Do We Worship?
If we sometimes wonder why people find mass boring, perhaps the answer has something to do with how well our liturgical space and action evoke a natural sense of worship and true adoration of God.
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First Blessing in the Ordination Mass?
Does it make sense that newly ordained priests give their first blessing at the end of the ordination liturgy?
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Ad Majoram Dei Gloriam: The Glorification of God and Sanctification of People
Following our founders’ tradition, we Jesuits regularly mark our writings with the phrase Ad Majoram Dei Gloriam. But can we human creatures really add anything to the divine glory?
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Statues, Continued: Symbols Are Actions
Symbols are not static.
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Statues, Symbols, Sacraments
I think I have a point of entry for my undergrad Christian Worship class this fall.
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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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“I was glad when they said to me, let us go to the house of the Lord”
What have we learned in our time of eucharistic famine?
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Clericalism and the Pandemic
As any diocesan director of worship knows, there has been much to navigate during this distorting period in human history. At the center of concerns
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