“Let us join hands and pray as the Lord taught us.” That sentence should not cause me dread—but it does.
Liturgy
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Important dates in 2020
What is coming up in 2020, from Holy Days of Obligation to the presidential election and the Summer Olympics.
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The types of women who veil at Mass
Hint: Most of them are just ‘regular Catholics wanting to deepen their devotion.’
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Seeing God’s presence at a high school in Micronesia
The accusations of paganism and idolatry at the Synod on the Amazon sent a troubling message about the universality of the church, writes Mary McAuliffe, a teacher at a Jesuit school in the Pacific.
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The St. Louis Jesuits stage one final show | Behind the Story
Join America’s Colleen Dulle and Fr. Roc O’Connor, S.J., one of the St. Louis Jesuits and the composer of “Lift Up Your Hearts,” for a conversation on the group’s legacy—and where Catholic music is going next.
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Why Catholic bishops in Europe are concerned about the rise of ‘nature burials’
“These options are in no way Christian: to anonymously scatter ashes in nature, air or water; to install an urn in a private home or apartment; to bury remains in a private garden; or to divide ashes into multiple ‘remembrance objects,’” the bishops wrote, also criticizing the trend to convert loved ones’ ashes into jewelry.
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The St. Louis Jesuits stage a final performance that brings up the house
“Someone once said to me that the St. Louis Jesuits wrote the spiritual soundtrack to our lives,” said John Limb, former publisher of Oregon Catholic Press, the publisher of the St. Louis Jesuits. “For those of us of a certain age, that was true.”
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Mass is meant for the ashamed
The Eucharist is the original A.A. meeting. We need to encourage each other, remind each other that we are not alone, that our savior has called us together.
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Should Catholic women preach at Mass? Here’s a better question.
We have to advance the conversation beyond one that limits women to emulating male models but instead understands women and men in relation to one another.
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The liturgy was made for all people and languages, not just Latin.
Latin is fine for academic work, writes the Rev. Joseph P. Amar, but not for worship. No ancient language can hope to speak with the clarity or immediacy of a modern, native language.