Beauty and Liturgy | Pope Saint John Paul II’s Letter to Artists
Saint John Paul calls artists to a great responsibility–but also gives a warning.
Beauty in the Catholic Liturgy
Assumption Mass
Msgr. Andrew Wadsworth will celebrate a Solemn High Mass in the Extraordinary Form this Friday evening in Philadelphia.
“The Celebration of the Liturgy is the most important act of evangelization.”
“Easy feelings and superficial affections do not, in the long run nourish the life of the believer; we need solid food of the word of God and the Eucharist, which have been from the beginning the only solid and substantial nourishment of the Christian.” — Goffredo Boselli
RCIA and the Importance of Holy Week Choir Rehearsals
He described a sense awe that overwhelmed him during the liturgy. His conclusion at the time was that he should no longer continue with RCIA. Was this a failure of the RCIA program? No, this was success!
A Visual Chronicle of Parish Life: Day 2
“Choirboys” by Jose Gallegos y Arnosa
A Visual Chronicle of Parish Life: Day 1
A week of inspiring images to brighten your day.
Day 1: “The Baptism” by Joaquin Sorolla
Disparagement Is Not Helping the Cause of Liturgical Reform
Disparagement is not catechesis. It is destructive. If we are to catechize and evangelize, we must put God first, not our own preferences. Meanwhile, we must catechize and strive for the ideal.
“Beauty” by Most Rev. James D. Conley (Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska)
“Fr. Morganroth would return to his room to play his piano — he played brilliantly. If you had an appointment with him he would leave the door ajar. You were to simply push the door open and take a seat in a chair next to the piano.”