The Council of Nicaea, says Father Daniel Eusterman, not only defined Christ’s divinity but also brought foundational unity to the liturgy. Not bad for a council celebrating 1,700 years.
Visit any church, it’s right there hiding in plain sight: the altar of sacrifice. Brant Pitre traces the whys and wherefores of this centerpiece of the Catholic liturgy back to its Jewish roots.
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Fostering fruitful devotion to the Mass is in no way a DIY project! We need a specialist—and his name is God. So, writes Andrew Chronister, let’s get out of the way and let him do his job.
Mehmet Ciftci discovers how much Western culture owes its shape to the Church’s liturgy in his review of Cosima Clara Gillhammer’s Light in Darkness: The Untold Story of the Liturgy.
