Liturgy

The Romero Liturgy

The Church: called to repentance; called to prophecy Prayers and reflections for the anniversary of the martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero. He was...

Gag order

Pumping up priesthood at the expense of lay ministry is no way to renew the church. The full, conscious, and active participation of laypeople in the liturgy...

A more perfect communion

Christians can manage to be the one church of Christ without agreeing on everything. A church divided over the role of women, at war over the place of gays and...

Ritual rewards

What Mary Hansen rmembers about her father's sudden death 22 years ago was praying the rosary at St. Anthony's Church in Tigard, Oregon. She and...

The Mass is a genius . . .

The Mass is a genius, and I’ll tell you why. Because each and every Mass celebrated over the course of many centuries in many lands under every conceivable...