The Liturgies at the Passing of a Loved One I have lost three loved ones in the past 18 months. First, my mother died suddenly
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Shed of the Year
I am not the most optimistic person in the world. So looking at the situation of the Church, I often despair that it will all
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A Uniform Mode of Celebrating
Liturgical unity in the Syro-Malabar Church.
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Pope Francis and the Cause of Liturgical Renewal
Pope Francis is fostering liturgical renewal from within the dynamic of participation.
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In the Presence of the Angels
Angels are—first and foremost, above all else—messengers of the working out of the will of God.
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New bishop of Chur: No coat of arms
Joseph Maria Bonnemain, the newly appointed bishop of Chur (Pray Tell reported here), has decided to renounce having a coat of arms: “The cross is
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Ashless Wednesday in Ireland
Ash Wednesday is still popular in Ireland. As rates of practice have dropped in recent years, many people still make a point of getting ashes
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Preaching and Division
I gave a homily about the insurrection at the Capitol. Some people got a bit upset.
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CDW Note on the Sunday of the Word of God
Today the daily Bulletin of the Holy See’s Press Office contains a Note of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
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No one should be excluded from the grace of these sacraments
Yesterday Pope Francis released a Message for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. In this message he stresses the need for everybody’s inclusion in
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