Despite the irreverent “homecoming” funeral for actor and author Cecilia Gentili not going as planned, New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said he believes the “cathedral acted extraordinarily well.”
Liturgy
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Meet a woman who teaches priests to preach
Karla Bellinger teaches and coaches preachers—mostly ordained Catholic men—to give effective homilies. “Effective preaching is like good butter sinking into warm toast,” she says. “You’ve gotta give the Holy Spirit a little bit of time to do some work.”
Posted inFaith, Of Many Things
The gift of doing the same thing every day
There is a profound grace in submitting ourselves to a rhythm of time that we do not control.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
The Vatican chief liturgist’s message for Lent
Cardinal Arthur Roche leads the Vatican department responsible for governing the church’s liturgical practices and sacramental rites.
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Explainer: What’s the deal with Holy Days of Obligation?
Why do Catholics celebrate holy days of obligation? Should we?
Posted inFaith, Speeches
Full Text: Pope Francis on the importance of liturgical reform
“The scope of liturgical reform…is precisely to bring to life the kind of formation of the faithful and ministry of pastors that will have their summit and source in the liturgy.”
Posted inFaith, Short Take
The Synod on Synodality called for better liturgy. Will anyone listen?
We will have to endure the current flawed translation of the Roman missal unless liturgists, priests and people in the pews support the synod’s call for change.
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The Vatican’s chief liturgist on why preachers need to take their homilies more seriously
When asked by host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., why he chose the message of “Welcome Home” and not to preach “in a heavier way,” to emphasize the penitential nature of the season, Cardinal Arthur Roche replies: “Well, because I think, really, that’s what Lent is all about.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How ringing bells as an altar boy made the miracle of Mass feel real for me
Even today, if bells are not rung at the consecration, my memory fills in the space of silence.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Illicit Latin Mass held in U.S. Capitol protesting FBI’s alleged ‘anti-Catholic’ bias
The Latin Mass organizers said they wanted to show that, rather than threats to national security, they are instead “liturgy nerds” who are often apolitical.