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Non Solum: Should we “scrap” First Communion?
In modern Ireland the celebration of a child’s First Communion has become a big event. It is one of the most significant and memorable days of a child’s life and most people in Ireland today who were raised as Catholics remember the day of their First Communion. Culturally it was seen as an important day…
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27 September 2018: The Final Session of the Twin Cities “Worship Dialogue”
I was left with conflicting emotions as we marked the conclusion of this fruitful collaboration.
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Vatican Conference: Church and Composers
Tthe whole conference was a very worthwhile meeting of cultures, minds and hearts.
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Paul VI on liturgical reform Part 7
Christians of this stripe are surely not very numerous, but they are very noisy, since they foolishly believe that they are the interpreters of the needs of the whole Christian people
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Bishop Zinkula on Clericalism
Clericalism is an exaggeration of the role of the clergy to the detriment of the laity.
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New Contributors to Pray Tell!
We look forward to hearing their voices.
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Teaching Undergraduates (continued) – Introduction to Liturgy in 585 minutes
It is a “Crash Course” – known as “Crashkurs Liturgie.”
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This Is My Song
I am grateful that our PCUSA denominational hymnal does not include the U.S. national anthem.
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Ritualizing Anger
The anger and fury that many feel over the current revelations of sexual and emotional abuse and cover-up by priests and bishops of the Roman Catholic communion is palpable. Those parishes and faith communities, which have taken great care and diligence in trying to navigate and distill the range of emotions and reactions may find…
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