Pope Francis likens today’s Church to a MASH unit. “I like to use the image of a field hospital to describe this ‘Church that goes forth’; it exists,” he says, “where there is combat, it is not a solid structure with all the equipment where people go to receive treatment for both small and large infirmities.
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The new Spanish-language translation of the Misal Romano will be a welcome book for pastors serving the more than 30 million Spanish speakers in the United States.
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Father Columba Kelly was a pioneer in post-conciliar liturgical chant. Adam Bartlett explains how this Benedictine monk’s musical wisdom scaled liturgy’s harmonic heights.
Continue reading »Monsignor John Pollard maps out why James Pauley’s Liturgical Catechesis in the 21st Century: A School of Discipleship is a proven guide to the liturgical encounter with Christ.
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