Looking backward and forward, it may not be too late to make some new year’s resolutions: to proclaim the good news of God’s kingdom in respect for human life and in efforts for Christian unity.
January offers special opportunities to pray for life, unity
What is the origin of the ‘O antiphons’ sung during of Advent?
I’ve read that the Alleluia verses before the Gospel reading at Mass during the week before Christmas are based on some ancient liturgical texts called the “O antiphons.” Can you please say something about them?
Why is Advent the beginning of the liturgical year?
Q: In preparing to read the Scripture readings at the coming Sunday Masses, I noticed that the readings for the last Sundays of Ordinary Time and […]
Reflections on the ‘new’ Roman Missal five years later
I am pleased with most of the prefaces in the current Missal, but we need more Mass prayers on themes of ecology and for times of tragedy
Sacredness of human life is more than skin-deep
If law and medicine can authorize the killing of the unborn child, then what logic can forbid law or medicine from destroying life at any other point in its development?
What message does the life of St. Cloud have for us today?
Q: I think more people would celebrate the feast of St. Cloud, our diocesan patron, on Sept. 7, if they knew more about him. Can you […]
How can I prepare better for my liturgical ministry at church?
Q. I have been an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion for many years. Sometimes I find my ministry becoming just one more thing to do, and […]
Should the Eucharist be part of our Fourth of July celebration?
Some years ago you wrote about the desirability of making the Eucharist part of our celebration of Thanksgiving Day. I think the same is true for Independence Day, July 4.