Some six-hundred years before the Second Vatican Council taught that devotions should be derived from and lead to the liturgy, the faithful of York, England lived this prayerful principle in their annual York Plays. Dr. Marcel Brown sees in these a rich treasure for us to mine today.
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Sacraments use matter and are celebrated in time—but more that this, they embody Mercy, who is Jesus himself. Theologian Owen Vyner shares the Father’s merciful vision of sacraments with us prodigals.
Continue reading »Newlyweds have set their lives on a new course—heaven. Joanna Bogle sees the marriage rite itself as key to keeping couples on course to the eternal Wedding Feast of the Lamb.
Continue reading »Father Jerry Pokorsky says that “inquisitive souls reasonably engaged in the Sacred Liturgy” are able to see the most remarkable supernatural realities. See if you are an inquisitive soul.
The March 27th Chrism Mass homily by Bishop Michael Olson was an impassioned plea to the priests of the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, to maintain and strengthen a heartfelt faithfulness to the received liturgy of the Church. Bishop Olson said, the “importance of Christ-centered and shared repetition in our collaborative mission as the Church requires that we avoid the addition of words or gestures that are alien to the rites and liturgical texts provided us by the Church.”
Sacred Music and Chant will be the principle concerns of a pair of summer courses offered by the St. Cecilia…
The Blessed Virgin Mary is the spiritual mother of all Catholics, and to help the faithful around the world recall…
By Hannah Brockhaus VATICAN CITY (CNA/EWTN News)—Pope Francis released an apostolic exhortation in which he aims to “repropose” the universal…
A Spanish translation of the Third Edition of the Roman Missal (Missale Romanum)—Misal Romano, Tercera Edicion was confirmed for use…
