Did Pope Francis snub Latin-Mass goers? Or is he taking their concerns seriously?
Liturgy
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Five reasons Pope Francis embraces the Vatican II liturgy
With his speech last week, Pope Francis has definitively and unequivocally put his weight behind a liturgical movement.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Pope Francis says with magisterial authority: the Vatican II liturgical reform is ‘irreversible’
The reform of the liturgy introduced by Vatican II is here to stay.
Posted inFaith, Generation Faith
Hate public speaking? Here’s why you should lector anyway
Speaking in front of a hundred people did not come naturally to me.
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Explainer: What the “new” Vatican rules on gluten-free hosts mean
Odds are, if your parish provides a “gluten-free” host, it is actually just using a low-gluten host.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
How to build a better preacher
Father Thomas J. Scirghi recognizes how much preparation good preaching requires.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
For one Chicago parish, Gregorian Chant resonates
With chant “you’re expressing something in pure melody.”
Posted inMagazine, Your Take
Parishes need to prioritize community service more and liturgy less, say America readers
Teenagers and young adults feel more connected to the church when they are rolling up their sleeves and working.
Posted inFaith
Why you should have pity on the Roman Missal translators
Our purpose in speaking liturgically is to celebrate faithfully the Gospel that is the church’s sole reason for being.
Posted inFaith
Why Pope Francis is right to revisit the new Mass translation
Had Francis been elected just a few years earlier, it is likely that “Liturgiam Authenticam” would have died in committee.