What is with the Angels in the Cherubic Hymn?
QUESTION: The Catholic Melkites include in their liturgy a Cherubic Hymn where the Cherubim are called “many eyed” and the Seraphim are “six winged” and soaring on their “pinions”. Can you please take...
View ArticleMass Attendance & Catholic Identity
Are any of us really surprised by decreasing Mass attendance? While I would not want to fall prey to any kind of faithless cynicism, I am often more astonished about why people continue to practice...
View ArticleWomen Bishops – The Lights Go Out for Anglicanism
The General Synod of the Church of England voted on Monday to consecrate priestesses as women bishops. Well, there’s the nail to the coffin for the home of Anglicanism. Ecumenism with them will be...
View ArticleNo More Lay Preachers in Rochester
The march toward great orthodoxy and unity in the Church continues. After some 40 years of violating Church law, the diocese of Rochester will no longer allow the laity to usurp priests and deacons in...
View ArticleLiturgical Question: Sacrifice from Your Hands
WARRINGTON’S QUESTION: Dear Fr Joe, thanks for your blog. It’s very useful even in my part of the world! I had a query about the words, “may the Lord accept the sacrifice from your hands…” so I went to...
View ArticleBishop Tobin on Remarried Couples & the Eucharist
Has anyone else read Bishop Thomas Tobin’s letter posted on the Providence Diocese’s website? He invites discussion. Thus, with all due respect, I would like to share my concerns. The bishop writes:...
View ArticleWider Participation in the Prayer of the Church
The Prayer of the Church… not just for priests and religious anymore.
View ArticleWomen & The Priesthood
Given that women are excluded from the sacrament of Holy Orders, does this mean that in the Catholic Church there are seven sacraments for men and only six for women? How is this fair? What are we to...
View ArticleA Reflection on the Lord’s Prayer
Having celebrated this morning the memorial Mass for St. Francis of Assisi, I am inspired by the votive Gospel reading (Matthew 11:25-30) to reflect upon the Our Father. This may seem a bit odd as the...
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