Communion is exclusively for Catholics in a state of grace and not something to be shared between friends, said Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze.
Liturgy
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.
Posted inFaith, News
Archbishop Gregory: The time is right to review Mass translations
Archbishop Wilton Gregory says that controversial translations may need to be revisited to fix “problematic” sections that fail to “bring the entire church together.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Poetry
Introductory Rites
To celebrate the sacred mysteries
I nail the liturgy’s words on my tongue.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
This year, see the Easter candle through the eyes of an infant
Newness comes easily for infants, but a Lent practiced with intention provides newness for the rest of us.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis: Standing while receiving Communion can be an act of devotion
“It is clear that what matters to Pope Francis is the transformation of individuals and communities through their attentive and communal participation in the sacramental mysteries.”
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis will wash prisoners’ feet on Holy Thursday
The Holy Thursday ritual has become a hallmark of Francis’ papacy.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Conducting a liturgical whirlwind at the Religious Education Congress
Composer John Flaherty has been overseeing renewal and experimentation at the R.E.C.’s worship services for almost three decades.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
When my daughter whispered to me, “I wish girls could be priests,” I didn’t know what to say.
Wherever you stand on the matter, it’s clear that the church teaching on ordination represents a problem for evangelization.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Cardinal Sarah: Receiving Communion in the hand part of a “diabolical attack” on the faith
Cardinal Sarah questions why Catholics stand—rather than kneel—and receive Communion in the hand.