There is a long-debated bone of contention between various members of the Body of Christ about liturgical abuses in the Church. Not only are there
Pious Fantasies I couldn’t fault my doctor when I went for a private consultation, but in his own home, he seemed to have left his
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens…” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) Particular moments and in life are too grand to be
They are not always very obvious but they are not invisible either. Such is the liturgical role of the Sacristan within a parish. Many parishes
Is liturgical reform “irreversible”? And what does that mean in practical terms? Pope Francis’ August 24 address to the participants of the 68th Italian Liturgical
This past Lent and Easter I spent a lot of time at a Byzantine (Ruthenian) Catholic parish near my home. As someone who often gets
I am a relative newcomer to the Traditional Latin Mass, the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. My family and I first attended this form
How does the Mass compete? The scenes from World Youth Day in Poland give hope that all is not lost. There is still a zeal
A few months back I attended a Confirmation ceremony at a local parish. Of course, we were all very proud of the confirmandi, especially as
Forty years ago I was challenged by a Canoness. I had just finished a weekend course on personal prayer at the retreat centre that I ran
‘I remember, I remember the house where I was born, the little window where the sun came peeping in at dawn’. (Thomas Hood – 1826)
We humans are complex creations. It cannot be denied that we are “fearfully and wonderfully” made by our God. The earthly bodies He gave us are
Culture is a word with a depth of meaning – a mixture of pain, joy, pride, love, restriction, and tradition. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary,
“Music has power to soothe the savage breast.” William Congreve, The Mourning Bride “This so-called ‘music,’ they would have to concede, is in some way
Efforts at living an upright, godly life and following the rules don’t always make life easy. We will inevitably encounter those who don’t appreciate compliance
SEX! Now that I have your attention, this approach was an advertising gimmick in the 80’s. The word SEX, blazoned large and bright, drew
Father Dwight Longenecker has published a book just in time for Lent called The Gargoyle Code. It\’s a modern riff on CS Lewis\’s masterpiece, The
