Category: Children
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Biblical names abound in popular baby names list
Jacob and Isabella kept their spots as the most popular baby names in 2010 while Elvis has left the crib, according to a list released Thursday. “Religious names have endured – and even received a new twist. Nevaeh, which is ‘heaven’ spelled backward, debuted in 2001 at No. 266. It is now more popular than…
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Eucharistic prayer for Masses with children
Did you know that these childrens’ eucharistic prayers have the acclamation “Christ has died” … in a Latin dynamic equivalence translation of the English??
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Teaching Liturgy: Where Do I Begin? (part III)
Our first two posts on teaching liturgy concerned college and graduate school. This one looks at the challenge and opportunity of teaching liturgy to children and youth. Featured in this post: Catherine Maresca, Dave Ceasar Dela Cruz, CCS, and Rita Burns Senseman.
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Flash Mob at Ash Wednesday Mass
While we were pondering the fine points of liturgical celebration…
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Storied boys choir heard anew
The Boston Archdiocesan Choir School is relying on the 27-year-old Robinson, a former assistant organist at the Canterbury Cathedral and a product of the Anglican choir school tradition, to lead it into a new era. He will need all the confidence he can muster.
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babycenter.com: “Should our toddler sit with us in church even though she’s disruptive?”
I know we’ve discussed this on PrayTell more than once, but this week there’s a featured discussion forum on babycenter.com about toddlers in church. How much do forums like this one contribute to contemporary Christians’ understanding of liturgy, its purpose, and their role in it?
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Play a game of thanksgiving
Sometimes it’s hard to know how to affirm and develop young children’s understanding of abstract virtues like gratitude and generosity. Then again, sometimes it’s also just hard to get rid of the stuff I have that I don’t need.
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Infants sharing in the Lord’s table
And the true ancient tradition of the whole Catholic Church is to give Communion to infants. Present Latin usage is a medieval innovation.
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Listen for the breath of God
Today is my son’s baptismal anniversary: he was baptized on Sept 10, 2006. I thought I’d republish this post I wrote on my personal blog when he was an infant as a commemoration.