Author: Katharine E. Harmon
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Fashion Trend Alert: Chapel Veils are Back!
Among undergraduates, we’ve seen a decided uptick in young women who elect to wear the mantilla or “chapel veil”.
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Rebuild My Burning Church
On the Exultation of the Holy Cross this year, our bishop lay prostrate on the floor of his cathedral.
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Man, I’m Tired of Inclusive Language
Inclusive language appears to be dead, and those of us who continue to demand it appear obsolete and out-of-touch.
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God Will Scatter the Proud in their Conceit
But, today, I can’t sing Lee Greenwood’s iconic “American” song. I find it even more repulsive to sing these words in a house of worship.
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Millennials and the Parish Festival
Is the parish festival a “brick and mortar” gold fish coin toss of the past?
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Technology in Worship is like K-Pop in my Living Room
I get too distracted by the bright shining lights, and don’t really pay any attention at all. The same thing happens to me with technology in the liturgy—bring a screen in the sanctuary and I’m a lost soul.
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Footwashing is Gross
Feet—whether they’re clad in flip-flops, $100 sandals, or jellies à la 1988—are dirty, dusty, and just plain yuck.
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Re-claiming Our Potholes for the Spiritual Journey
This image is for those of us who plot our commute based on chunks of loose asphalt, who strategically drive in the breakdown lane, and who regularly dodge gaping holes in the pavement wide enough to swallow several adult male raccoons.
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Former Archbishop Daniel Buechlein (1938-2018) Dies
Longtime archbishop of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Daniel M. Buechlein, died this morning in Saint Meinrad, Indiana. He served as Indianapolis’ archbishop from 1992-2011, at which time he retired to Saint Meinrad Archabbey. Information on visitation and services may be found here. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord!