Author: Teresa Berger
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Solstice Rituals
Happy celebration of the Solstice, everyone.
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The Eucharist: A Moment of Deep Betrayal
Who, after all, ever comes to the eucharistic table without having betrayed what God calls us to be?
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Just in Time. And Welcome Indeed: A New “Mass of Welcome”
“I hope this Mass setting will serve as an engaging invitation to liturgical participation and that it will assist in proclaiming the truth that all are welcome at the table of Christ.”
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When a Solemnity and a Scandal Fall on the Same Day
There are moments – and yesterday’s Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary was one of them – when the realities around us clash in exceedingly painful ways with the liturgical calendar, and with the Mass texts in particular. In moments like that, I have found my way into God’s presence through small and basic practices: …
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Of Dying and Birthing, and of Midwives for Both
There are startling similarities between the holy work of giving birth and the holy work of dying.
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Worship “Here in this Place”
From our place in the universe to our place in a sanctuary, how do we best name our place, in worship?
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In the Heart of the City, in the Heart of God
I wonder how the liturgical life of the Community of Jerusalem would speak to people in NYC, or LA, or Chicago.
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A Place to Mourn – for Those Who have Lost “Their” Place
How and where to mourn – visibly, noticeably, publicly – when there is no cemetery that houses your beloved dead, and no public memorial to those you left behind?
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March 22: World Water Day
In honor of World Water Day – marked inter alia by the Vatican – here is a meditative prayer on water that I wrote in preparation for the baptism of my son.