Juggling Holy Days of Obligation
How the peculiarities of the calendar affect Immaculate Conception this year.
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Black Vestments & Wisdom From Wives
Following the Second Vatican Council, black vestments aren’t usually worn because they’re considered too “spooky and scary.”
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What’s So Great About The Mass Propers?
“If the world is progressing intellectually, should not the existence of God have been defined in the 1st century and the nature of the Trinity in the 19th?” — Fulton J. Sheen
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Peculiar Altar Decorations
Reimagining the Altar Steps
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The Ordinariness of White
Perhaps we are de-sensitized to the symbol, but the color representing the liturgical feast we celebrate today is in fact one of great importance.
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“In Medio Ecclesiae” Album Release
The Dominican House of Studies schola has just released its first album, In Medio Ecclesiae, under the aegis of the newly founded Dominicana Records. The album is available now for download at www.dominicanablog.com/records; CD purchase coming soon.
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Pope Francis Celebrates Mass “Ad Orientem”
Pope Francis celebrating in this manner was a bit of a surprise, since members of his generation aren’t usually accustomed to “turning their backs on the people.”
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Tonight, pray Compline for the Holy Souls
After many years, I finally type up the psalms for Compline of All Souls’ Day in Latin and English.
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Sainthood May Sound Crazy
We are called to be saints. Does this sound crazy? I am more and more convinced it is not. Perhaps there is a roadmap to sainthood that we’ve known all along.
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The Informed Aesthetic
Ugly churches and tacky artwork are the external signs of an internal deficiency most of us share.
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Incarnation and Divinization
Why did the Son of God become man? “God became man, that men might become gods” (St. Athanasius).
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National Catholic Register Mentions Watershed Hymnal
“I’ve found that almost all of the students, regardless of their current knowledge level, are receptive to the Church’s treasury of sacred music and her teaching on the subject.”
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Definition Of Liturgical “Piccoluomini” ?
Human beings are “geared” toward annual events. Our minds, emotions, and memories simply aren’t programmed to work in 3-year cycles.
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Fr. Jeffrey Keyes Featured In Regina Magazine
“Disgusted and hurt, I went back to selling hotdogs and making music in a liberal Catholic church on Sunday evenings.”
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Catholic Line Art, Black and White • Installment #40
I will be releasing hundreds of these B/W religious line art drawings for free and instant download. These beautiful Catholic “woodcuts” were done with magnificent skill. “Download Free Traditional Catholic Clipart”
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