Anyone who’s seen The King’s Speech, about King George VI and his speech therapist, knows people don’t stutter when they sing. So will singing similarly help...
Liturgy
Read U.S. Catholic articles on liturgy, sacraments, and worship. Explore expert commentary, reflections, and resources for parish and personal prayer.
It’s dress rehearsal time as parishes prepare for the new Mass. It was last Advent season when Andy Hentz first heard his pastor talk about the new Latin-to...
It seems that a lot of parishes are starting to have adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, either as a regular practice or just on occasion. Is this something...
The new translation of the liturgy will speak volumes about the church that prays it. November 28, 2010, the First Sunday of Advent, marks the beginning not...
A good liturgy draws people in, challenges them, allows them to pariticpate, and gives a sense of awe, Father Keith Pecklers, S.J. says in this...
Bishop Donald Trautman shares what he likes and dislikes about how we do the liturgy in an October 2005 interview. You've said we do a good job with...
Bishop Donald Trautman explains in this 2005 interview some of the changes in the liturgy that we're seeing now, along with the reasons behind them. As a...
It's time for the congregation to share the Sunday stage with the choir, argues a priest who wants the Mass to be sung by all. Here are a number of...
There is no simple answer to whether applause is appropriate in the liturgy. It really depends on who the Catholics are and why they might be clapping...
The first language of Christian liturgy was Aramaic, the common language of the first Christians, who were Palestinian Jews. While Hebrew was the language of...
