The Art of Negotiation in Liturgy
Progress is never made by making declarations or quoting the Liturgy Documents. It doesn’t work and never will. So what will?
Articles
How To Debunk Four Common Liturgical Myths
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.
Why the Mass is the Key to the New Evangelization
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.
Weddings: Some Practical Advice – Introduction
A curmudgeonly introduction to a series on wedding advice.
Music & Beauty
The chants of the Sacred Liturgy in particular, form a perfect marriage of text and melody, which St. Basil describes as a type of divine pedagogy.
Kirsten Powers & The Hound of Heaven
“I’ll never forget standing outside that apartment and saying to myself, ‘It’s true. It’s completely true.’ … I had not one iota of doubt. I was filled with indescribable joy.”
Don’t Add Me, Please
If someone tells you “Vatican II wants such-and-such,” ask him where this was said.
Breaking News! Pope Francis Refuses To Adopt “Narrative” Of Progressive Liturgists
That Tablet article could best be described as ill-informed gossip from an unqualified author with too much time on his hands…
Hippolytus of Rome & Eucharistic Prayer II
What’s the Connection?
Homily: 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
How much faith and confidence do I have when I pray for the conversion of a loved one? Do I have as much faith as this woman who asked for the cure of her daughter?
Daily martyrology
When the going gets tough, the liturgy of the hours puts things in perspective.
The Paradox of Liturgical Reform Amidst Human Suffering
Following the rubrics or enacting the GIRM is not the ends. It is a means towards which we find immediacy with God in prayer and therefore healing for humanity.
CALLING ALL PRIESTS! —Your Parishioners Are Waiting… They’re Waiting For…
“Before the Council, liturgical law was regarded as something sacred; but everyone now feels authorized to do what he likes…” — Cardinal Antonelli (24 July 1968)
Important Resources for Liturgical Reform (7 of 7)
“Who could have anticipated such a Renaissance of music-making in the desert of postmodernity? Yet this was but the first wave, and now we are enjoying a second…”
The Plague
When I speak with Pope Francis, will I ask him to care about sacred music? No. Abuses of the liturgy? No, I will ask him about the root of these problems.