Our craving for a return to normal is greater than ever during this pandemic.
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Category: 4_THE PLAZA
The White Sox, Sunaisthesis, and the Church
What is the good toward which we’re oriented?
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Marital Companionship and the Liturgy of Life
Christian marriage is an authentic living out of liturgy.
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Life is Like a Bunch of Crayons in your Clothes Dryer
In the midst of these things that crowd out the sounds of God’s love—Christ is ready for us—ready for us to see, to sing, and to circumvent the next disaster which befalls our laundry.
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Holy Water — Contactless
I have really, really missed the regular availability of holy water. I was therefore glad – as well as somewhat bemused — to find a COVID-attentive holy water dispenser when I went to Mass earlier today, in a Gothic Cathedral no less.
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Pre-Signed Sympathy Cards On Sale Here
Mass intentions are an area of sacramental theology that require more theological reflection (see the recent articles by John Baldovin here and here). In Ireland
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Mountains and Valleys
“Extol the Lord our God, and worship at his holy mountain; for the Lord our God is holy.”
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Two Views on Liturgical Reform: Joseph Shaw (Latin Mass Society) and Anthony Ruff (Pray Tell)
Shaw and Ruff respond to nine questions on liturgical reform and Traditionis custodes.
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On Being Community
As a Church, it is our job to be the Body of Christ. Working at being community is part of our mission.
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A Woman Named Martha
She is a saint for us all, worriers and workers, and those of us who love to unite our prayer and work.
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