In his latest in a series of articles exploring the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council, Notre Dame professor Timothy O’Malley writes that many Catholics today — on both sides of the argument — ...
As Timothy O’Malley continues his series of columns looking at the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council, he turns again to the topic of which direction the priest should face during Mass — toward ...
In the fifth part of his series exploring the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council, Timothy O’Malley helps readers to understand why, historically, the priest faced ad orientem, and also the reasons why the ...
In the fourth part of his series exploring the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council, Timothy P. O’Malley writes: “Let us recognize that the reforms were intended and have been intrinsically good for the ...
In the third article in his series on the Second Vatican Council’s liturgical reforms, Timothy O’Malley pushes pause on detailing the reforms of the council and instead responds to the latest clash among Catholics in ...
In the second of a series of articles on the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council, Timothy O’Malley, director of education at the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame, ...
In his final Opening the Word column, Timothy O’Malley writes about the kingship of Jesus. Although the Church ceases to practice the politics of the kingdom when full support is given to a specific candidate, ...
Preparing us for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Timothy O’Malley reminds us that we do not know the hour of Our Lord’s return. In today’s Gospel Jesus “speaks of the end of days. The ...
Preparing us for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Timothy O’Malley writes about the poor widow who put in two small coins worth a few cents, but contributed all she had. O’Malley writes, “We discover ...
Timothy O’Malley offers a backgrounder on the questions: Why was the liturgy reformed at all? And how did it happen? He dives into the academic background, pastoral aspects and papal insights of liturgical reform. He ...