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.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
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.
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Explainer: Why the Eucharist is confusing for many Catholics (and survey researchers)
Do Catholics truly believe in the real presence of Jesus Christ in the sacrament of the Eucharist? A recent survey says most don’t…but it’s complicated.
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What one man’s honest, uncensored response to the Eucharist taught me about faith
As the rest of the congregation, myself included, averted our eyes as our Lord stood in our midst, this man did not look away.
Posted inFaith, Your Take
We asked our readers if El Paso and Dayton were mentioned at Mass on Sunday. Here’s what they said.
Should a parish address current events at Mass? How? What if “current events” are national tragedies?
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The prayers of the faithful in the wake of massacres
Upon hearing about some unthinkable violence somewhere in the world, the first thing I do when I get to the church on Sunday morning is pencil another intention into the prayers of the faithful. In some small way, it feels like a solemn duty.
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I’m a Catholic woman who was allowed to preach at Mass—until it was banned
Like Mary of Magdala, women who gave homilies had experienced a deep call and felt commissioned to share the good news.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Latin is not just for encyclicals. For all Catholics, it is our living history.
Latin is often seen as an outdated tradition, but language student Grace Spiewak writes that it can foster pride in our global church, reminding us of our unique and complicated history.
Posted inFaith, Features
What would a chapel on the moon look like? Catholics in the ’60s had some ideas.
The November 1967 issue of Liturgical Arts presented architectural drawings, conceptual essays and theological reflections on the topic “A Chapel on the Moon: 2000 A.D.”