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June 2013

June 24, 2013

Putting Out into the Deep: Priest Celebrates “Boat Mass” in Knoxville

An unusual custom continues: Father Joe Campbell’s streak of consecutive boat Masses without a rain-out...

June 17, 2013

St. Joseph Added to Other Eucharistic Prayers

A pleasant surprise, courtesy Fr. Z: Decades after John XXIII placed the name of Joseph...

June 05, 2013

Mass Appeal: Celebrating the Liturgy—But Not in Church

Last month, I posted the unusual story about Mass being celebrated in a Manila shopping...

April 2013

April 28, 2013

Spring fever: First Communions, weddings and “people who act as though they are at a ball game”

My blog neighbor Fr. Mike Duffy notes that it's that time of year again: the...

April 27, 2013

Two small but significant changes regarding Communion reception—UPDATED

A website calls attention to this item in a USCCB newsletter on the new Roman Missal, from...

April 02, 2013

Why doesn’t the pope sing? Here’s an answer.

From CNS: Previously, [Vatican spokesman] Father [Federico] Lombardi dispelled rumors that the 76-year-old pope's singing...

March 2013

March 31, 2013

Easter 2013

And how did you spend your weekend? Happy Easter! He is risen! Alleluia! Photos by...

March 30, 2013

The Triduum champs

From my parish tonight: the altar servers pictured below took part in every single liturgy...

March 21, 2013

Vestment alert: Bergoglio in fiddleback

Source.

March 21, 2013

Pope Francis to celebrate Holy Thursday Mass at juvenile prison—UPDATED

Our surprising new pope continues to surprise. From Vatican Radio: It was announced by the...

March 18, 2013

Mass appeal: some details of tomorrow’s papal inauguration—UPDATED

A few choice nuggets: Regarding the beginning of the ceremony, the Pope, once having entered...

March 15, 2013

The Franciscan style

Rocco has a few observations: Beyond scaling back the pomp surrounding his early morning stop...

March 14, 2013

Memo to priests: there’s a new guy to mention at Mass

My blog neighbor and brother in Holy Orders, Fr. Mike Duffy, takes note (and uses...

March 04, 2013

Pray for Benedict during the Mass—just not out loud

It happened at my parish this weekend -- and no doubt, at countless others around...

February 2013

February 19, 2013

Great moments in liturgy: the priest who has Superman on his vestments

Details: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No … it's SuperPriest! Catholic padre...

February 15, 2013

“Exult, let them exult…”

It's that time of year again. If you're looking for a handy recording of the...

February 12, 2013

A terrific how-to video for altar servers

With all the pope news, here's a nice palate-cleanser. This was produced by Fr. Manuel...

February 02, 2013

Like the Latin Mass? You’ll love this.

This is a beautifully produced video promoting the Latin Mass. The Vimeo blurb says it...

January 2013

January 24, 2013

The Secrets of a Good Mass?

Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith has a few ideas: Start the Mass on time. If it says...

January 21, 2013

In the E-mail: “The priest had his finger up his nose…”

A reader writes: Holy hands are not always CLEAN hands. As I have observed men in...

January 21, 2013

So, Max, how was your first Latin Mass?

My blog neighbor Max Lindenman decided to see what all the fuss was about, and...

January 16, 2013

Vatican preparing guide for priests on how to celebrate Mass

This could have interesting ramifications, judging from the comments below. From Zenit: The Congregation for...

January 14, 2013

I’ve changed my mind. It’s time to bring back the altar rail.

It's not about architecture. It's about attitude. I write about it here: Hey, I'm as...

December 2012

December 06, 2012

Deacon on strike??

From the mailbag of Fr. Z: From a deacon: Dear Father Z, my parish priest...

December 05, 2012

When it’s appropriate to clap at Mass: a handy list

Marcel over at Aggie Catholics has a helpful post about applause during liturgy. While it's...

November 2012

November 28, 2012

Survey: one year on, most Americans have accepted new missal

The world did not end, and people actually seem to be just fine with it....

November 23, 2012

What’s turning off young Catholics? Lousy music

So says a leading lay Catholic in Scotland. Details: A leading Scots lay Catholic has...

November 19, 2012

Picture this: our parish centennial Mass

The superb photographer Niranjan Fernando, a parishioner, captured these images from my parish centennial Mass...

November 05, 2012

Looking for something else to talk about besides the election? Check this out

This video shows how Rev. Michael Pfleger —yes, that one—completely re-wrote the Eucharistic Prayer during...

October 2012

October 22, 2012

What was the pope wearing yesterday??

It's called a fanon. Huh?? Details, thanks to the Catholic Encyclopedia and New Liturgical Movement:...