The strife is o’er and the battle won…won by the dying mall—the elf on the shelf—and the peppermint mocha-flavored beverage I’m enjoying as I’m writing this.
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Tag: Christmas
Merry Divinization!
The Proper Chants of the Christmas Midnight Mass
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Unnecessary Impoverishments Part 5: Our Own War on Christmas
No matter how bright, or loud, or shiny, or sweet, or comfy we make a celebration that remains at the surface details, it will be a river “a mile wide and an inch deep.”
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Watching People Watch (Then Not Watch) the Eclipse: A Liturgical-Theological Reflection
While the natural-cosmic event was surely most captivating, I also discovered my inner-anthropologist kicking in to make the following observation about the before-and-after dynamics that I think sheds some light (pardon the pun) on liturgical time-keeping.
Read moreA Hymn for Christmas
Suitable for the Christmas Vigil Mass with its lengthy genealogy of Jesus demonstrating a theological interpretation of Israel’s history in three epochs — rising from
Read more“I worked so hard to be there”
A chance encounter puts a new frame around what liturgists and musicians do at Christmas.
Read moreWe Need a Little (Advent and) Christmas
I sincerely hope that we see future offerings of this sort from Phyllis Zagano. As her work has enriched the Church in history and ministry, so will it in matters of the spirit.
Read moreChristmas Music from the Abbey
Liturgy and music nerds can start making plans for next year – it is never too early.
Read moreHappy Christmas, Happy Epiphany
The three men then walked back out into the night. But the darkness was different. Something had happened in the stable. Their pain was still there, but now they were noticing the stars. There had been a kind of epiphany. Their way back was different.
Read moreNon Solum: Christmas Flower Donations
Is there is a sensitive way to limit or refuse donations?
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