I get too distracted by the bright shining lights, and don’t really pay any attention at all. The same thing happens to me with technology in the liturgy—bring a screen in the sanctuary and I’m a lost soul.
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Category: Technology and Worship
Lex Photographi, Lex Orandi
Increasingly, it seems to me, people are experiencing life in and through a screen, and an ever-decreasing size of screen at that.
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Praying Using Technology?
What is it about books that make them any more sacred than a phone or a tablet, Cardinal Sarah?
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Liturgy as Software?
Should we thing about Liturgy like software that needs to be upgraded? Thomas Reese, S.J., says yes.
Read moreSharing Religious Life, Liturgy, and the Pursuit of Happiness on the Web
… the nuns’ turn to cyberspace is only the latest chapter in a long history of religious orders’ using the best means of communication.
Read moreCloud Hymnal — a New, Digital Worship Resource and Music Tool
Cloud Hymnal is a multifaceted worship resource that includes, for example, an ever-growing library of new and old sacred music. Some music is newly composed by the Center for Music and Liturgy at St Thomas More, and some music is newly contributed by other members of the Cloud Hymnal. Additionally, there are 25,000 public domain sacred works offered. The music is easily searched and then shared online or printed.
Read moreReview of A Handbook for Catholic Preaching
Foley, Edward, gen. ed., with Catherine Vincie and Richard Fragomeni, ass. eds. A Handbook for Catholic Preaching. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2016. Cosponsored by
Read moreLiving the Eucharist, for Advent and Christmas – UPDATED
Paulist Evangelization Ministries has come out with a new app for Living the Eucharist, a popular parish-based program that has expanded to include offerings for Advent/Christmas.
Read more“Beeswax for the Ages”
Demand has been so consistent that Cathedral Candle opened a new office last year in Syracuse.
Read moreViewpoint: Bishop Robert Barron a Great Gift to the Church
Barron has lamented what he calls the “beige Catholicism” that developed after Vatican II (not because of Vatican II!). By this he meant a watered-down understanding of Catholicism that lacked conviction and was minimalistic in content and tone. “Beige Catholicism” sadly led to a colorless style of catechesis and liturgical practice.
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