Category: c_How-To
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My Jesus Tastes Like Hand Sanitizer
I don’t know about you, but when I get that sniff of hand sanitizer right before Eucharistic reception, my Jesus pretty much tastes like Purell.
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An Irrepressible Desire for Peace
I hear from friends that some liturgies in the U.S. have reintroduced the exchanging of the Sign of Peace. This has been fully absent from Irish liturgies since March 2020 and I miss it. In this post I don’t want to deal with polemics as to whether it is prudent to have the Sign of…
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Contactless donation baskets debut in Strasbourg
Is this the wave of the future?
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Vatican approves ban on Communion on the Tongue
On December 11, Catholic News Agency published a story on the Vatican upholding Bishop Richard F. Stika decision “to suspend reception of Holy Communion on the tongue at public Masses throughout the Diocese of Knoxville for the duration of the public health emergency caused by the coronavirus pandemic.” In a letter from the Congregation for…
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Lockdown 2.0
In Ireland we are in our second lockdown with all public liturgies cancelled. Parishes were just getting back on their feet after the lockdown. The “Sunday Obligation” had not been reintroduced and, from the unscientific reports that I heard, in-person Mass attendance was back to about 1/3 of what it had been prior to March.…
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Online Forum: Pandemic Liturgy Indoors and Outdoors
Bringing together a liturgist and a public health expert.
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Sunday Mass, No Singing
How we did it at Saint John’s.
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Ecumenical Guidelines for Worship during the Pandemic
A group of scientists, theologians, clergy, and physicians gathered in consultation.
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Pandemic Prayers for Priests
My prayers for priests have taken on a new hue.