The Church is experiencing turbulent times, writes Lawrence Grayson. Priests are questioning their vocations. The universal Church is being besieged externally and internally, politically and culturally. And the United States is evolving into a secularist, ...
Greg Popcak asks if you have ever thought of your family life as a liturgy? While it might seem odd, it shouldn’t. The word “liturgy” describes the specific “work” the Church does to heal the ...
A reader asks, what is a good definition of gossip? Monsignor Charles Pope answers that there are multiple different types of gossip: reviling, backbiting, calumny, detraction, tale-bearing (also called “whispering”), derision and cursing. All these ...
This week, Monsignor Charles Pope explains that lists within Catholic teaching — such as the nine choirs of angels, seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, and 12 fruits of the Holy Spirit — are more ...
Parishes that offer Mass in the extraordinary form are booming, including those run by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter. Writer Brian Fraga recently attended a Latin Mass at St. Mary’s Church in Providence, Rhode ...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The sacred liturgy is meant to help the people of God conform their heart, mind and actions more closely to Christ, Pope Francis said. “We know that it is not enough ...
Question: This Sunday for the first time, the carafe containing the wine for the parishioners was placed on a table off the altar, right in front of the pews. After the consecration, an extraordinary minister ...
Many have walked through the doors of church and immediately been asked if they’d be willing to “take up the gifts” during Mass. The laity carrying the bread and wine to the altar — the ...
During a recent RCIA class, the instructor provided a handout that included three basic Catholic prayers: the Our Father, the Hail Mary and the Glory Be. One of the class participants immediately said: “Hey, your ...
In ancient Rome, the emperor draped himself in regal purple, the priests of Mars wore crimson vestments to honor the bloody god of war and families in mourning shrouded themselves in black. But when Christian ...
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