In our September Sounding Board, we asked readers to tell us about their wacky and wonderful wedding stories. Here’s what they had to say. The best thing...
Liturgy
Editors’ note: Sounding Board is one person’s take on a many-sided subject and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of U.S. Catholic, its editors, or the...
The Liturgy of the Hours is a small but bulky and intimidating-looking red-bound prayer book with lots of confusing multicolored ribbons. It is that, but of...
Thomas Lynch, the poet undertaker, explains why a good funeral is “a signature of our humanity.” Many writers have day jobs—some wait tables...
Liturgy is a river: We come to the same spot many times, yet never enter the same water twice. With the river, it’s because the water’s always in motion; the...
A priest prone, his face to the floor, his arms stretched like broken wings. The chapel silent and expectant. Thorny-voiced Isaiah: “He was despised and...
We kick off the Easter Triduum with a tradition that helps to keep our faith sure-footed. When the church gathers on the night of Holy Thursday, its business...
Those of us in our 60s and beyond remember something like this from our youthful Good Fridays: After what seemed like an eternity of Latin readings (mostly...
The translators of the new Mass prayers have neglected one cardinal rule: Consider your audience. As the days dwindled before their triumphal entry, the new...
How did we arrive at this translation of the Mass? As Catholics in the United States get accustomed to new responses and prayers at Sunday Mass, many will...
