Liturgy vs. Social Justice
A Classic Case of the Catholic “Both/And”
“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
Two approaches to learning a little Latin language for praying with understanding.
When teaching your choir to hear the difference between “spread” vowels & proper choral vowels, use this example.
When I observe our beautiful children, I realize that God is the True Artist.
A Benedictine monk helps us appreciate the tremendous miracle of the Mass, which is the central point of all earthly reality.
Some thoughts on the Introductory Rites for the Nuptial Mass.
My original article was shared 4,000 times and generated a surprising amount of hate mail.
A common mistake I find in Catholic literature is the belief that if you defend Pope Francis it means you are against Pope emeritus Benedict XVI, and vice versa.
The most marvelous uniform I’ve seen was the one worn by Prince Charles when he married Diana.
At the program’s conclusion, I felt dumber than when I’d started watching.
This historic photograph was taken at the organizational meeting for the CMAA the same year “Inter Oecumenici” was issued by the Vatican.
Wherein Veronica rails against the public perception of traditional Church music and hopes to break down barriers to unleash the joy planted by musicians of earlier ages.
Progress is never made by making declarations or quoting the Liturgy Documents. It doesn’t work and never will. So what will?
We hear a lot these days about the New Evangelization, but not so much about the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. And yet the Mass is at the very heart of our mission.
The priest returned to the Altar, removed the big red Missal, carried it to the pulpit, and proceeded to translate the entire Gospel into English.
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We’re under tremendous pressure to transfer our website to a “subscription model.”
We don’t want to do this. We believe our website should remain free to all. It’s annoying to have to search for login credentials (e.g. if you’re away from your desk).
Our president has written the following letter:
* Thirteen Men & Coins (Holy Thursday Appeal)
Traditionally on Holy Thursday, the priest washed the feet of thirteen men. Theologians held various opinions regarding whom the “13th man” represented. Before the liturgical changes of Pope Pius XII (which changed the number from thirteen to twelve), the priest washed each man’s feet, kissed his foot, and gave him a coin.
This “coin” business seems providential—inasmuch as our appeal begins on Holy Thursday this year.
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