AdventDAVID WARREN
The point of Advent (which begins the new Christian liturgical year, and itself begins today) is threefold, as I understand it.
Friendship: The Key to the Evangelization of MenFATHER C. JOHN MCCLOSKEY, III
Not too long after a glorious liturgical event in St. Peter's Square, I went out to lunch in the Piazza Navona with several American couples.
Defending the New MissalFATHER PETER M.J. STRAVINSKAS
In his essay "What If We Said, 'Wait?'" (Dec. 14), Father Michael Ryan describes his involvement in the liturgical renewal following the Second Vatican Council. Let me begin my response to his article by doing the same.
Lenten MusicERIC M. JOHNSON
Few people today would think of Lent as a season for liturgical music. This is all very regrettable because when you look back at musical history, Lent has been an enormous source of inspiration for composers.
Fourth Sunday of Lent: Joy in the CrossFATHER FRANCIS FERNANDEZ
Joy is essentially a Christian characteristic, and in this liturgical season the Church does not fail to remind us that it should be present at every moment of our lives.
The Extraordinary OrdinaryFATHER GEORGE WILLIAM RUTLER
As we enter the liturgical season of Ordinary Time, there is a temptation to think that the Church means "Ordinary" in the dull and uninspired sense commonly implied by ordinariness; however, "Ordinary" means a lot more than that.
The terror that stalks our worldFATHER GEORGE W. RUTLER
The Transfiguration is celebrated on the sixth of August, but an account of it is also proclaimed as the liturgical Gospel in Lent, because it was a way that the Lord prepared Peter, James and John for the Crucifixion.
Now that the hour is comeFATHER GEORGE W. RUTLER
In these wistful autumnal days when the liturgical commemorations of All Saints and All Souls set the theme, that melody of "Nimrod" and the lines of Gerontius give a confused world a dose of reality.
Feast of Christ the KingFR. DOUGLAS PANKHURST
My dear friends: This Liturgical year began on the First Sunday of Advent, and it ends today with the Feast of Christ the King. During the Liturgical year, we re-live the life of Christ and try to immerse ourselves in the kingdom he came to establish. It is right, therefore, to ask yourselves at this end of the year: "Is Christ more king of my life now than a year ago?"
Singing LessonsROBERT A. SKERIS
It is a fact that liturgical music is an integral part of the liturgy itself, not merely a means to assist or enrich worship. It is worship itself, like color to a sunset, like thought to the mind. Sacred music is not like prayer; it is prayer. Sacred music raises the mind and heart to God, and not only to our neighbor.
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