Today the [Catholic] church in much of the country is contracting. Schools have closed, hospitals merged, novitiates shuttered—moments rarely captured on film. With priestly and religious vocations and Mass attendance in decline, the church can no longer do all it once did.
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Save the altar girls!
“Is it wise to re-enforce the sense of the priesthood as a clerical caste? Is the acolyte supposed to be like the page who serves Sir Galahad until King Arthur dubs him a knight?” – America editorial
Read moreSpace, Art and Liturgical Consciousness
“Full, active and conscious participation occurs in space; the space matters.” — Dennis McNally, SJ
Read moreWhat We Learned: A Byzantine priest recounts the transition to a new translation
I admire my parishioners for their openness to this new translation. There are no revolutions to report, although there has been much eye-rolling and often a suppressed giggle. On the national level, there is a serious and continuing call from some clergy and laity to suppress the new “old-way.” When all is said and done, a greater understanding of the liturgy remains the goal. I just wish I could believe that we are on the right path.
Read moreThe New Missal in Letters to the Editor: Mostly Thumbs Down
When the subject of the new Mass was raised at our annual meeting of my own parish council, one highly respected parishioner asked on simple question: “Why?” That was greeted with an immediate round of loud applause.
Read moreAn Open Letter from Anthony Ruff, OSB
The forthcoming missal is but a part of a larger pattern of top-down impositions by a central authority that does not consider itself accountable to the larger Church.
Read moreAmerica on the missal translation
America magazine has consistently given us thoughtful contributions to the missal problem.
Read more“For You and Who Else?”
by Paul Philibert
in America magazine
Priest apologizes for Vatican
It’s about women.
Read moreAmerica on new music
Here is America magazine on new music for the new translation at the recent NPM convention.
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