Online Edition – March 2005

Vol. XI, No. 1 

Table of Contents

The face of Christ on Veronica’s Veil, by Claude Mellan, 1623, copper engraving.

News & Views – Bishop Lynch to FDLC: "Enough already" — Swiss Bishops on Lay Preaching — Chicago Conference: "The Lost Language of Vatican II" — Cardinal Arinze to Address St. Louis Liturgy Conference

The Centrality of the Holy Eucharist in the Christian Life – Address given February 7, 2005 at St. Peter the Apostle Church in Naples, Florida. — by Cardinal Francis Arinze

Sanctus Bells –Their History and Use in the Catholic Church — "Most Catholic Christians are familiar with Sanctus bells. Though the bells are still heard in many parishes, many wonder about them. Some long to hear their joyful sounds; and some erroneously believe their use during the Mass is now prohibited." — by Matthew Herrera

"How Great Thou Aren’t"? A lament on new church buildings — by Helen Hull Hitchcock

Signs and Wonders — The way we worship is not just a matter of style to be updated when fashions change: it expresses what we most deeply believe to be true. — by Anthony Corvaia, Jr.

Readers’ Forum — March 2005 – Communion in the Absence of a Priest — Music Approval? — Worship Worries — On Inculturation — Doubting the Real Presence — Children’s Liturgies — Elevation at the Consecration — Extraordinary Minister Training — Intinction — What Should the Altar Servers Wear?

Family Stations of the Cross — Adapted from Women for Faith & Family’s Lent and Easter Sourcebook

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