Author - Anne McGowan

Anne McGowan is an associate professor of liturgy at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago where she teaches courses on liturgy and sacraments. She is the mother of two young children.

Why do Catholics anoint the sick?

Anne McGowan

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Let the little children have their own liturgy of the Word

Anne McGowan

When my husband and I brought each of our babies for baptism, the church posed two questions: “What name do you give your child?” and “What do you ask of God’s...

Author - Anne McGowan

Why do Catholics anoint the sick?

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