Why the Mass known as “of St. Pius V” facilitates the correspondence of the faithful to the Mystery and is responsive to Catholic truth.
Month: August 2021
Liturgy: between repetition and creativity
In the performance of the liturgy, of liturgical ceremonies, in the past much importance was given to the role of ritual repetition, so that certain reiterated gestures or texts became familiar to the participants in the sacred rite. All this was fixed in the rubrics that constituted a guarantee for those who, in different capacities, participated in the sacred action.
To be or not to be – the choice is ours
“Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things that come out from within are what defile.” (Mark 7:15) If a man’s behavior is good or bad, it’s not because of genetics or environment, it’s not because of nature or nurture. It’s because of something else. That something is called “freedom.”
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (141) – In what way does the Eucharist differ from ordinary food?
REV. JOSÉ MARIO O. MANDÍA The Holy Eucharist is not only a sacrifice. It is also a banquet – “the paschal banquet in as much as Christ sacramentally makes present his Passover and gives us his Body and Blood, offered…
CHURCH ECOLOGICAL CONVERSION – Philippine Dioceses Switching to Renewable Energy (3)
Fr Leonardo E Dollentas In 2018, the 42 parishes of the Diocese of Maasin (a 4th class component city and capital of the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines) switched to renewable energy, becoming the first ecclesiastical territory where all churches…
St Napoleon’s solemnity
José Maria C.S. André Every year, on the 15th of August, the Church celebrates the great solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven.
CATECHESIS WILL RESTART AS SCHEDULED, IN MID-SEPTEMBER – Churches closed for the second Sunday in a row
Marco Carvalho Macau’s churches and other Catholic temples will remain closed for the second weekend in a row, but the Diocese of Macau hopes that the cautious normalcy in which the territory has been immersed over the past 18 months…
That man has an immortal soul is evident
Corrado Gnerre I am a believer, but many times I have doubts about the existence of the spiritual soul. Today, then, theories are spreading that deny the spirituality and immortality of the soul, explaining everything in biological and geneticist terms.
The Liberation Song
Fr. Jijo Kandamkulathy CMFClaretian Publications Macau 15 August 2021 – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryLk 1:39-56 The gospel on the Solemnity of Assumption is the Magnificat of Mary. In this song of praise, Mary glorifies God for the marvelous…
In praise of cosmatesque church floors
Aurelio Porfiri I was lucky enough to be born and raised (and still live) in an area of Rome that is full of beautiful churches (and basilicas). I have always considered it to be a grace, as it has educated…