Tag: Mass.
Returning to Mass: Embracing the familiar, adapting to what’s different
The first weekend of quarantine, my husband and I decided we were not going to attend Mass. Things weren't publicly suspended yet in our...
How Sunday became the Sabbath; emotional struggles and Mass obligation: Father...
Is it true that the church changed the day of the Sabbath? I have always felt that the Sabbath occurred on Saturday, but I...
As parishes reopen following coronavirus pandemic, mental and spiritual health care...
HOUSTON — When parishioners begin returning to their churches as pandemic restrictions are gradually lifted, the buildings will look the same, but the environment...
With conditions, some dioceses begin first steps toward resuming Masses during...
WASHINGTON -- A handful of U.S. dioceses that have not celebrated Masses for roughly two months since the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic have...
To prevent spread of COVID-19 — coronavirus — Hong Kong Diocese...
HONG KONG — The threat of spreading the coronavirus has forced Catholic officials in Hong Kong to suspend all church programs Feb. 15-28, including...
Series on the Mass: Out of the eye of I
It was like being in the eye of a hurricane of grace. That was how I best remember my first Mass as a priest.
Things...
Series on the Mass: Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by...
At the end of Mass, we are blessed and sent “in peace to love and serve the Lord.” But how are we to be...
Series on the Mass: Person to person, the body of Christ
Sunday Mass is crowded. Slowly, beginning in the front pews, people stand and head toward the altar. You know the moment. Everyone is lining...
Series on the Mass: Called to celebrate a deeper communion
If the liturgy is truly the source and summit of the life of the church, the Communion rite is the source and summit of...
Series on the Mass: The eucharistic prayer — mystery made manifest
Stage plays are broken down in acts. Sporting events are separated into quarters, innings, possessions, drives and plays. Symphonies are composed of movements. Books...