The Christmas Season concludes with the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Surprisingly or not, there are people who may not know this.
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The Christmas Season concludes with the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Surprisingly or not, there are people who may not know this.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreThe Proper Chants of the Christmas Midnight Mass
Read moreNo 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.”
Read moreWhile 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 moreSuitable 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 moreA chance encounter puts a new frame around what liturgists and musicians do at Christmas.
Read moreI 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 moreLiturgy and music nerds can start making plans for next year – it is never too early.
Read moreThe 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.
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