Contemporary Easter Sequence
I found this version of the Easter Sequence as I was looking for music to use during a parish mission. I couldn’t resist posting it. I wonder how many music ministers out there have adapted this text...
View ArticleBishop Paprocki authorizes St. Michael Prayer after Masses
Bishop Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois announced Tuesday that the public recitation of the Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel can be prayed by the faithful after the dismissal and...
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Reserved seating
My mom sent this to me and it reminded me of several things. First, we always sat in the same pew (or the general area) growing up. Second, I was reminded that I was yelled at by a member of my former...
View ArticleHermeneutic of Continuity – Constantinian Edition
I ran across this article through a friend’s link. The author makes some strong assertions about 5 so-called myths about early liturgical practices. His statement at the beginning gives the impression...
View ArticleCouncil and Continuity
In October, the Office of Worship in Phoenix, AZ will be hosting an International Symposium on the liturgy in conjunction with the Department of Liturgy at the University of Vienna and the School of...
View ArticleConfirmation before Eucharist?
Until I started graduate school, I didn’t really understand (or maybe I didn’t want to understand) what all the fuss was over “restored order” for the sacraments of initiation. I know from our...
View ArticleThe Greeting at Mass
In the August edition of Adoremus, Bishop Arthur Serratelli offers a little catechesis on the Greeting of the Mass.
View ArticleAnother new setting
Jeffrey Honoré, the dirctor of the Milwaukee Archdiocesan choir, has composed a new Mass setting. Selections from the setting can be found on the webpage.
View ArticleThe Worship Mall
I was first drawn to Dr. Spinks’ book because I’ve been wrestling with the reality that so many of my friends and family have either left the Catholic Church or stopped attending any religious service....
View ArticleThe Newman Hymnal
The Newman Hymnal is a new website from the University of Notre Dame. The website is designed to assist liturgy teams with planning. Besides music selections for Sundays and major feasts, the website...
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