Category: Pope Francis
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“Pathways for Liturgical Formation”
RITA FERRONE — Currently underway in Rome is a Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery of Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on liturgical formation – a challenging topic!
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Vatican dicastery assembly to focus on proper liturgical formation and implementation
EDITOR — “‘How do we continue to let ourselves be amazed at what happens in the celebration under our very eyes?’ the statement said, quoting the Holy Father. “We are in need of a serious and dynamic liturgical formation.”
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Blessed by God … but not by the Church?
INGRID FISCHER — Can couples living in a relationship not accepted by the church receive a blessing? A tiny little signal from Rome meaning “Yes, but” could not be interpreted more differently across the churches in Europe, America and all continents. What can be said about it without uprooting the delicate seedling of hope? But…
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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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Online Lecture by Rita Ferrone on Desiderio desideravi
Pope Francis approaches the liturgy, as he does the moral life, with an eye toward reawakening apostolic fervor.
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Desiderio desideravi
Welcomed with anticipation, the Apostolic Exhortation Desiderio Desideravi by Pope Francis delivers less and different than its address to the “people of God” promises. A critical analysis shows: The overdue liturgical formation of all “dear sisters and brothers” is not the focus, but rather the cultivation of an “educated” spirituality and ars celebrandi of the…
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World Day of the Poor 2023
Facing Christ in anyone who is poor “Do not turn your face away from anyone who is poor” (Tobit 4:7). Pope Francis chose this theme for the seventh annual World Day of the Poor, observed on November 19, 2023, the Sunday before the Solemnity of Christ the King. The parish to which I belong is…
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In the image of God he created them …
What “being a woman” is has always been and still is decided by men in the Catholic Church – to the disadvantage of women.
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From the Wires: U.S. Catholic Priests Are Increasingly Conservative as Faithful Grow More Liberal
Younger priests are more conservative, study finds. Is this just stating the obvious or is there more to consider?