Category: Liturgical year
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Preaching and the Political, Part 1
BRUCE MORRILL — Preaching. Political. Each term is fraught with a range of meanings (positive and negative), a range of emotions—and not surprisingly so.
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A Liturgical Opportunity; An Ecumenical Kairos
TIMOTHY BRUNK — Join the conversation about a liturgical Feast of Creation.
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St. Benedict’s Day
KATHARINE E. HARMON — Co-patron of Europe, patron of students, and “father of monasticism,” Holy Father Benedict bears a great load of prayer for the work of many of us who seek every day to live the Christ life.
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Don’t let Easter pass by: the Easter cloths in Schottenstift
INGRID FISCHER — Unlike “Lent,” the annual Pascha (Easter) celebration lacks much of its existential seriousness and has little impact on the lives of the baptized.
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Pentecost as a birthday party???
LIZETTE LARSON — In recent weeks I’ve seen quite a few diocesan newsletters, Christian formation suggestions, and popular ‘liturgy tips’ advocating for a festive parish celebration of Pentecost.
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Saint John’s Abbey to Live-stream Triduum Liturgies
EDITOR — Join the monks and the community of Saint John’s Abbey virtually this upcoming Paschal Triduum!
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Wondering what to give up for Lent?
EDITOR — Are you tired of giving up chocolate for Lent and looking for something novel to abstain from?
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The Sunday of the Word of God
RITA FERRONE — In 2019, through his motu proprio Aperuit illas, Pope Francis established the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time as the Sunday of the Word of God.
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The People’s Ministry at Christmas: Bearing Witness to Suffering
Happy, bright faces pressed together, donned with fashionable hats. A young couple giving new vehicles to one another. Kids sprinting for the tree in cozy pajamas, together with their smiling parents, holding mugs of hot joe. Grandparents beaming with joy, grateful for yet another happy holiday gathering. Retailers use these images to manipulate consumption for…