Author: Teresa Berger
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Holy Doors of Mercy, II
I wondered what experiences others were having with the opened Holy Doors.
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A Papal Prayer for Peace and Protection from Violence and from Terrorism
Vatican news published a prayer of Pope Francis “for peace and protection from violence and from terrorism” that the Pope prayed yesterday upon visiting the Church of St. Francis in Krakow, which houses the relics two Polish Franciscans killed by the Maoist guerilla organization Sendero Luminoso in Peru in 1991. I think the prayer is…
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A “Service of Lament” with Bishop Johnston of Kansas City
How does one preside over a special liturgy of penitence in response to clergy sexual abuse when one is a local bishop?
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Re-Thinking the “Prayer for Days of Terrorist Attacks, Mass-Shootings, and other Human-Made Catastrophes,” after Istanbul
I have been wondering all day long whether to re-post the “Prayer for Days of Terrorist Attacks, Mass-Shootings, and other Human-Made Catastrophes” which I wrote after the attacks in Bruxelles, Belgium, earlier this year. Pray Tell re-posted this prayer in response to the Orlando massacre a couple of weeks ago. Now there is Istanbul. And there…
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Summer Visits to Famed Sanctuaries — Virtually
Now that summer is officially here, I wish to flag, for readers of this blog, the chance to visit some renowned sanctuaries – virtually. (If of course your summer travels happen to take you to Rome, France, and Germany this year, you might be able to see these sanctuaries and their treasures in brick-and-mortar, but…
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Holy Doors of Mercy
I wonder what experiences people are having with the opened Holy Doors during this extraordinary Jubilee Year? The website of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops describes these doors as “one of the central components of the Jubilee of Mercy.”
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On Veiling in Worship
In an intriguing twist on ancient and ever new concerns over women’s appropriate attire in worship, recent years have witnessed a renewed interest in chapel veils, aka mantillas, in some Catholic circles. How to think about this renewed interest?
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Of Virtual Candles and Real Prayers
On a recent visit to St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City, I discovered that the Cathedral not only had the traditional candle stands in the sanctuary but also invited visitors to “light a virtual candle.” The digital display with this invitation, at one of the main doors into the Cathedral, offered a QR code…