The Liturgy and Lent
The Liturgy In an article about Lent for last year’s Catholic Herald, I admitted that as a [...]
Introductory Rites Set Stage for Rest of Mass
The month of January is the time of year when people hit the proverbial “reset button.” Whether it’s a [...]
A Closer Look at the Season of Christmas
The Liturgy Every year, I’m always struck at how quickly the secular world gets “back to normal” [...]
Keeping the Spirit of Advent
The Liturgy A couple of years ago, my mom and I got up at the wee hours [...]
Catholic Funeral Rites Have Three Parts
The Liturgy As the weather grows colder, the leaves on the trees fall, and Thanksgiving and Christmas [...]
The Rite of Ordination to the Diaconate
The Liturgy This month’s Catholic Herald features the recent Ordination of Deacons. While I’ve prepared dozens of [...]
God Speaks to Us in the Liturgy of the Word
The Liturgy In last month’s column, we reflected on the composition and function of the Collect. Sometimes [...]
What is the Collect?
The Liturgy My liturgy column comes to you this month from just outside of London, where for [...]
Ordinary Time Represents Rhythmic Nature of Liturgical Calendar
The Liturgy The Easter Season is over, and the long stretch of Ordinary Time has begun. After [...]
Happy Ascension Sunday
The Liturgy Each year as the Easter Season nears its culmination with the Solemnity of Pentecost, the [...]