From 1969: The difficulties encountered by those who worked long and hard to give us a truly contemporary prayer language in English are here set forth by one who participated in the mammoth task.
Liturgy
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis celebrates largest Mass in the history of Morocco
Among those attending the Mass was Brother Jean-Pierre Schumacher, O.C.S.O, the last monk survivor from the monastery of Tibhirine in Algeria.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Remaining faithful to fragile gifts
In ‘The Dangers of Christian Practice,’ Lauren Winner shows that even our holiest religious practices create characteristic distortions.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: A holy and sinful church
Flanagan invites scandal-plagued Catholics to face the reality of our sin with renewed hope with helpful rules.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Is archaeology academic liturgy?
Recognizing the ritual nature of scientific inquiry will allow universities to undertake that inquiry in a manner that better serves its mission.
Posted inFaith, Theater
Review: Leonard Bernstein’s liturgy for the world
With his “Mass,” Leonard Bernstein uses liturgy to give voice to political unease.
Posted inArts & Culture, Dispatches
An Irish monk breathes new life into liturgical art in Toronto
Brother O’Herlihy says his paintings, which are not intended for galleries but for spaces of worship, are meant to inspire a prayerful dialogue with viewers.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Want to compose new music for Mass? Learn from David Haas’s story.
David Haas gathers 132 songs from among his most widely known pieces, like “Blest Are They,” “We Are Called,” “Now We Remain” and “You Are Mine,” and others not as familiar.
Posted inFaith, News
Communion cannot be shared with friends like beer or cake, cardinal says
Communion is exclusively for Catholics in a state of grace and not something to be shared between friends, said Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
What can Catholic preachers learn from Bishop Michael Curry’s Royal Wedding sermon?
Fabricated and impersonal, too many Catholic preachers hide themselves, forgetting that personality matters in preaching.