COMMENTARY: His Holy Saturday life ended on Dec. 31 — what might this secular and liturgical date suggest to us in God’s providence? A portrait of the late Pope Benedict XVI is displayed in front of ...
It’s the emo goth season of the liturgical calendar. The days are getting short. The nights are getting long. Christ has come but he’ll also come again. We’re in the now and the not yet. We’re waiting ...
Sue came into the church office in order to help with some paperwork and plans for Sunday morning worship. “What are we doing for Mother’s Day?” she asked. I paused. I had always benignly neglected ...
For Pope Francis, the liturgy both defied easy definition, and yet could also be encapsulated in just a couple of sentences: "It is an act that founds the whole Christian experience and, therefore, ...
My Christmas tree has been up for a while—since before Halloween, in fact. Many people have strong feelings about that, not least church people with a healthy respect for the liturgical calendar.
Hey friends! As we step into Ordinary Time in our liturgical calendar, let’s take a moment to reflect on what this season ...