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March 2011

March 30, 2011

Taking the iPad to church

A priest has already started using it for mass, as you can see from the...

March 15, 2011

The buzz on the new "Exultet": here come the bees!

With Easter rapidly approaching, deacons everywhere will be clearing their throats and getting ready to...

March 10, 2011

A really bad idea: a "flash mob" during Ash Wednesday mass

Really. It happened in South Dakota: Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of...

March 10, 2011

A really bad idea: a “flash mob” during Ash Wednesday mass

Really. It happened in South Dakota: Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of...

March 07, 2011

"What if we said 'wait'?" missal critic says: nevermind

An outspoken critic of the new missal is reversing course: A prominent Catholic pastor in...

March 04, 2011

Receiving ashes: it's not just a Catholic thing

And it seems a lot of Protestants are embracing the penitential practices of the season,...

February 2011

February 26, 2011

How's the Latin mass being received these days?

Nearly four years after the motu proprio that made possible greater access to the Latin...

February 22, 2011

"I beg you to forgive me": priest who concelebrated with minister suspended

This story sparked a lot of debate when it broke over the weekend. Now, it...

February 21, 2011

Ask not for whom the cell phone rings…

...it rings for thee. And we can all hear it. A priest describes an all-too-common...

February 20, 2011

Report: priest "concelebrated" mass with Protestant minister

It reportedly happened last weekend, in California. Details: Some parishioners at St. Norbert’s Church in...

February 18, 2011

The rite done right: making a funeral easier for everyone

It's a recurring problem at some Catholic liturgies -- notably, weddings and funerals -- where...

February 14, 2011

Say Amen: meet the Charismatic Catholics

Turns out, there's a growing wave of them in Florida -- which surprises quite a...

February 09, 2011

Coming soon: a motu proprio on the mass?

Reports out of the Vatican indicate that may be in the cards. From the New...

February 08, 2011

Will the new missal really make the mass more reverent?

Probably not, according to Fr. Dwight Longenecker -- and he makes some good points: Mass...

February 02, 2011

The missal translation: there's an app for that

Really. It came out last summer but, as interest in the missal has picked up,...

February 01, 2011

Happy Candlemas, Jesus!

Tomorrow is the big day, and lots of folks are getting ready... From the In...

January 2011

January 31, 2011

Deacons and the chalice: a mystery of faith

That's how Taylor Marshall describes it, discussing that topic over on his blog. A snip:...

January 31, 2011

Quote of the day: "And with your spirit…"

"When we begin again to say 'And with your Spirit' instead of the banal 'And...

January 14, 2011

Deacons and the Latin mass

Also known as the "Extraordinary Form." Below, in an example, the priest blesses the deacon...

December 2010

December 30, 2010

Quote of the day

“I must honestly tell you that our Christmas Eve liturgy was so slap-dash, so irreverent...

December 30, 2010

Quote of the day

"I must honestly tell you that our Christmas Eve liturgy was so slap-dash, so irreverent...

December 26, 2010

God rest ye, merry gentle friends

Visiting a parish in Maryland this weekend, I was surprised that the recessional hymn at...