Liturgy – Catholic Stand

The Secret Code of “Thee”

Mary Ennis Meo June 20, AD2025 2 Comments

In 1965, the good sisters in my Catholic school taught children to pray, “Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.” About ten

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Incensed About the Incense, Altered by Altars

Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer October 29, AD2024 5 Comments

I frequently take the train here in Italy, and, with the rare exception, the station platforms have lime green markings on them. The markings divide

What Did Vatican II Mean When It Called for ‘Active Participation’?

Rory Fox June 7, AD2024 11 Comments

The Second Vatican Council called for “active participation” in the Liturgy in its Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (i.e., Sacrosanctum Concilium, 1963). What exactly the

Eucharistic Revival and The Lion of Judah

Gary Sullivan July 20, AD2023 19 Comments

“He endured death as a Lamb; he devoured it as a Lion.” – St. Augustine A Successful Eucharistic Revival Must Address Two Crises There is a

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When the Choir Sang in Latin

Mary Ennis Meo June 11, AD2023 7 Comments

Musicians love harmony. There’s a soothing satisfaction when notes work well together. One would expect this principle to carry over into the way musicians relate

Love Letters to the Latin Mass 1: In the Beginning

Cynthia Millen January 16, AD2023 13 Comments

In principio erat Verbum … (John 1:1) In Irish, it is said: Cuimhín an tír na Manaigh (pronounced “quivin on tier na monig”), translated roughly

True Wisdom is Open to All

David Torkington November 25, AD2022 1 Comment

What do we do here and now to live the spirituality that Christ first gave us? Do we need Christ to come again? No, because

A Holy Advent in Anticipation of Our Divine Messiah

Michael Sandifer December 3, AD2021 2 Comments

In much of the West, the winter winds have begun to draw in and lead us, often wistfully, down nostalgic roads of a sort of

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Source of Christian Unity

Christian Daru July 6, AD2021 3 Comments

“That they may all be one as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that

Overlooked Praise

John Kubasak November 10, AD2020 3 Comments

It is easy to overlook opportunities to praise God in the course of the day. Sadly, it is just as easy to do so during

Contemplative Prayer and the Divine Office

Deacon Steve Greco October 30, AD2020 No Comments

In this time of pandemic, when many of us find ourselves limited in our ability to go out and interact with others, I encourage you

All Saints and All Souls – Praying for the Dead

Charlette Mills October 28, AD2020 2 Comments

As October ends and November begins, we start thinking about the change of seasons, the coming of Advent, and the end of the year just

Most ‘Praise & Worship’ Music Is Not Suitable for Mass

Gene M. Van Son May 11, AD2020 45 Comments

A lot of Catholic parish music directors today don’t seem to get it. While much of today’s “Christian Music” is uplifting and even inspirational, it

Music, God’s Consolation in Trying Times?

Bob Kurland April 28, AD2020 1 Comment

“Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm. With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful

How to Fix the Church in the 21st Century

Ray Sullivan February 19, AD2020 29 Comments

The challenge of how to fix the Church in the 21st century is both material and spiritual, as St. Francis of Assisi discovered when he

Christ’s Passion Teaches Us to Worship

Briana Huddleston November 19, AD2019 4 Comments

Christ’s Passion is the Mass in its entirety. It is the source and summit of the Catholic faith. My perspective on the concept of worship

Vatican II’s Liturgical Reform

Matt Chicoine August 20, AD2019 4 Comments

The Second Vatican Council sought to bring aggiornamento, an updating, to the Church. The most visible sign of reform ushered in by the Second Vatican Council