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A Pilgrimage to the Earth

The earth itself, the Alaskan earth—St Herman’s earth—was my relic, my pilgrimage souvenir. A sign of hope amidst corruption.

Liturgy, the Body, and Memory

September 22, 2022 Fritz Bauerschmidt Translation / New Missal

Pascal wrote that “we are as much machine as we are mind,” and this seems borne out by our experience of liturgy.

The languages of the word ‘liturgy’

September 22, 2022 Lizette Larson Liturgical Theology Uncategorized

I will probably scream if I hear one more preacher tell us that “liturgy means the work of the people.”

The Unnoticed

September 16, 2022 Nicholas Denysenko

Support for those suffering the loss of marital and family life can be rare.

From the Wires: Traditionalist Flights of Fancy

September 5, 2022 Other Voices Church Reform DDW / Holy See Pope Benedict XVI Pope Francis Vatican II

“It’s long past time that Catholics of all stripes came together to work through the issues that divide us. But it will never happen without a dose of realism.”

Commentary on Desiderio desideravi

September 1, 2022 Rita Ferrone Pope Francis

Pope Francis’s apostolic letter on liturgical formation, Desiderio desideravi, is full of interesting “prompts” for our reflection. Here are a few.

My Headless Mr. Heart

August 29, 2022 Katharine E. Harmon Liturgical Spirituality Liturgical year Saints / Mary

Where the world might see brokenness and defeat, my son sees a peerless member of the communion of super-heroes, with powers far greater than I ever imagined.

I felt somewhat glad on behalf of the various Roman Catholics I’d encountered (in person or on social media) who had absolutely no idea that this eucharistic revival was underway, much less what it was, who may have endured similar situations.

Irish Synod on Liturgy

August 18, 2022 Fr. Neil Xavier O'Donoghue Church Reform New Missal Implementation

Earlier this week the Irish Bishops’ Conference published the Synthesis of the Consultation in Ireland for the Diocesan Stage of the Universal Synod. There is