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risus paschalis: when dust laughs
Risus paschalis means “the Easter laugh.” The pastor of the United Church of Christ congregation I attended some years ago had a practice of telling jokes (mostly corny jokes) during the announcements before worship on Easter Sunday morning. In doing this, he was reviving a historic clergy practice of telling a joke during the Easter…
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60-Second Sermon: 2nd Sunday of Easter
Michael Silhavy reflects on the Gospel for the Second Sunday of Easter (April 28, 2019) – John 20: 19-31 Michael Silhavy is Senior Project Editor at GIA Publications and has served as a pastoral musician in parish and diocesan settings for over thirty years. Michael received degrees and training at DePaul University, Loyola University, and…
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Ars Praedicandi: Ed Foley’s Easter Homily
The mystery of resurrection not only begins in, but is rooted in the dark.
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Brief Book Review: A Critical Study of the Rule of Benedict
Vol. 3: Liturgy, Sleeping Arrangements, and the Penal Code.
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WARNING: Easter Fire Safety
A regular Pray Tell reader who is also a chemist writes in with this important warning: Don’t use alcohol on salt for the Paschal fire! This is just a version of a chemistry demonstration that is extraordinarily dangerous. The so-called rainbow demonstration has led to many serious injuries in onlookers and teachers. See this notice…
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Savoring Gethsemane Places
Gethsemane midwifes agony. Gethsemane also midwifes the balm of Gilead.
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Holy Week, Pascha, and Piety
We need not fear death. To put it quite simply, God is telling us, “do not be afraid; all will be well.”
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Exodus at the Paschal Vigil: A Terrifying Dare to Believe
The history of the Church’s liturgy reveals that a significant aspect of “keeping vigil” through the nighttime hours is a prolonged Liturgy of the Word. Some ancient traditions proclaimed a number of scriptural and even non-scriptural readings to an assembly as it kept a “night watch” before the observance of a major liturgical celebration. While…
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Fifty years of the Missal promulgated by Paul VI: A reform for the renewal of the Church
An article from L’Osservatore Romano. submitted to Pray Tell by a CDW official.
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