Young advocates of the Tridentine liturgy like to believe that it was always celebrated with great beauty and dignity. Older Catholics know that this is not true.
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Pope Francis tells the elderly: Don’t be religious hypocrites—young people are watching us.
The story of Eleazar refusing to back down from his faith even in his old age reminds us that faith without action is just hypocrisy.
Posted inFaith, The Word
Finding inspiration in Jesus, the Good Shepherd
May 8, 2022, the Fourth Sunday of Easter: The metaphor of Jesus as shepherd and his followers as sheep also offers a framework for their relationship.
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Pope Francis: The Bible can help you learn to love your mother-in-law
“Look closely at the relationship you have with your mothers-in-law: at times they are a bit special, but they have been the mother to your spouse, they have given you everything.”
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The hallmarks of the early Christian community: Service, fellowship and feasting
May 1, 2022, the Third Sunday of Easter: By encountering the risen Jesus, the disciples strengthen their relationship with him and prepare for their own missionary work in light of the resurrection.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Hip-hop’s divine blend of poetry, song and story
Alejandro Nava begins his formal analysis by situating hip-hop as something that “recovers the oral, rhythmic, and melodic nature of ancient scriptural transmission.”
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Easter reminds us to look at the world with the eyes of children
Adults envy the wonder that kids can find in the everyday world, while kids resent being told that so much of the world is off-limits to them, that they must not touch, not taste, not take into their own hands.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
Holy Saturday’s best-kept secret
Holy Saturday can feel like the sleepless night-before-Christmas of the Triduum. But it can be a meaningful part of Easter—and not just a time to dye eggs or make tomorrow’s dessert.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
This Good Friday, put yourself in the shoes of the disciples
A Reflection for Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion, by Doug Girardot
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Good Friday: When we love selfishly, we kill the thing we love.
In preaching Christ crucified, the church reveals both our guilt and our redemption. A love that cannot step free of self eventually kills what it loves.