Tag: Mass

Last week, we discussed the importance of the opening procession, but what do we hear as the priest approaches the altar?  Moving swiftly on through the third clause of the first sentence

We often become distracted at Mass, and sometimes we even seek distraction.  This week, on Catholic Living, Tom Hoopes offers tips on how to stay engaged in this sacred ceremony, which the

Maybe, like me, you’re a little too superficial about Christmas and a little too intellectual about Mass. Solve both problems at once.

After a quarter of a century of Sundays, the Hoopeses have a system …

This spring our family faces four big events: A daughter’s wedding, a son’s high school graduation, another’s confirmation and seven-year-old Charlie’s first communion. Of the four events, by far the most important is Charlie’s first

The Christianity Today headline summed up the story this way: “Going to church does not make you a good person, says Pope Francis.” It quoted a March homily from the pope about

Fr. Paul Scalia, son of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, is a priest in the Diocese of Arlington, Va. The following is the transcript of his homily at his father’s funeral Mass,

Sacred Heart statue, St. Benedict Church, Atchison, Kan. The Sacred Heart used to bother me. I found the pictures of Jesus with his heart hovering in front of his shirt weird. I

By Lloyd Newton | Lloyd Newton has served as professor of philosophy at Benedictine College since 2003. A convert to the Catholic faith, he earned his M.A. in rhetoric from the University