Liturgy
They Want To Cancel More Than Just The TLM
They’re coming for kneeling, for chant, for Latin, for beauty, for tradition in any form. For decades, Catholics attached to tradition were told to settle down, blend in, and be ...
Liturgical Stooges
A long time ago, we hired a team of carpenters and plumbers to renovate a bathroom. Moe, Larry, and Curly were not masters of their craft. I should have fired ...
Archbishop Cordileone Announces Project Aimed at Renewing Reverence in the Liturgy
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone has announced he will be launching a project aimed at establishing more reverent liturgical practices. “I am about to launch a major new more reverent ...
‘Out of the Banality’ – Archbishop Cordileone on Liturgical Reform
The election of Pope Leo XIV has fueled speculation among some Catholics, who are hopeful for a change to the 2021 restrictions on pre-conciliar liturgical rites, which were introduced in ...
Bishop Earl Fernandes: In An Age of ‘Uninspiring’ Liturgies, Silence and Reverence are Needed
The bishop of Columbus, Ohio, has highlighted the need for silence and reverence at Mass in keeping with the need for “Christocentric” worship. Bishop Earl Fernandes, who has seen the ...
Archbishop Cordileone: Putting an End to the Liturgy Wars
The memories are still vivid, even though it was a long time ago. Having been born in 1956, I’m just old enough to remember the confusing and tumultuous era of ...
Pope Benedict’s Time-Bomb
The Spirit of the Liturgy: The Next 25 Years If there’s one thing worth celebrating this year, it’s the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of The Spirit of the Liturgy, ...
Dolan Dismisses Increased Requests for Altar Rails, Claims ‘No Need’ for Them
The Archdiocese of New York issued a notice to priests and staff in December discouraging the installation of altar rails in churches because they would “suggest a posture” for receiving ...
