Category: Children
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Re-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 69
Given their concern that the liturgical sign systems clearly express the grace that they intend to communicate (the “truth” of the liturgy), it is not surprising that the Council Fathers would turn their attention to two pastoral situations not well served by the rites in force at the time of the Council.
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Infant Baptism and Disparity of Cult
The revision of the ritual of infant baptism to include and acknowledge the important role of the parents in transmitting the faith is in most circumstances salutary; in the case of a Catholic father and a Jewish mother, it was awkward because it didn’t reflect the complexities of their lives.
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Does the Altar Need to Be Guarded?
A new order of acolytes raises questions about bogus skills and hierarchy.
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Re-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 67
In accord with the principle of the “truth” of the rite that we have seen earlier, the Council Fathers decree that the actual capabilities of the infants being baptized are to be reflected in the texts and ceremonies used.
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The Baptism of Prince George, Senator Paul Simon, and Me
Britain’s Prince George, third in line to the throne, was baptized in a small private service at St. James Palace. But a conversation I had years ago with the late Senator Paul Simon makes me wonder what his baptism might have been like, had it happened elsewhere . . .
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The Boston Bombings and the Body of Christ
The UK Jesuit online magazine, Thinking Faith, asked me if I had any thoughts on the Boston bombings, seeing as I was more or less on the spot. In the end what emerged was a reflection about Corpus Christi. But it turned out as something of a rumination on the idea of real, sacramental presence…
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The Celebration of First Communion and the Eclipse of Liturgical Practice
by Donna Eschenauer. Should the celebration of First Communion neglect sound liturgical principles?
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Children’s menu
Need a chuckle this Monday?
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“Your screaming kids are distracting me,” a reflection on children’s witness
On the good days, when no one seems to be looking at me, or when someone smiles at my son giving the peace, going to mass with my children can be this kind of spiritual awakening: an awareness that I do not exist only for myself, not only for my family, but for my church…