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Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, is pictured at the Vatican in this Oct. 9, 2012, file photo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Cardinal Sarah questions why Catholics stand—rather than kneel—and receive Communion in the hand.
FaithFaith in Focus
Richard Barry
I had expected Mass to bring with it a bursting of spirit. But this is Mass—nothing is going to jump out of a cake.
FaithFaith in Focus
Jack Bentz, S.J.
I was raised Catholic. I know the strategy. The first-class seats are at the end of the pew.
Arts & CultureBooks
Daniel P. Horan
It isn’t too late to reclaim liturgical language that is more prayerful, understandable and theologically sound.
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FaithMusic
Colleen Dulle
Composer Jan Michael Joncas kept the song under wraps for years.
Worshippers recite the Lord's Prayer during Mass at Corpus Christi Church in Mineola, N.Y., on Oct. 13. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz, Long Island Catholic)
FaithNews
Kevin Clarke
Making ancient Scripture sensible in contemporary languages will always prove a hazard-heavy challenge.