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First Sunday of Advent: Sacred Liturgy

By Guest AuthorPosted on November 30, 2014Posted in FeaturedTagged First Sunday of Advent, Sacred Liturgy, Pope Benedict XVI, liturgy, Spirit of the Liturgy

Yet, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand (Is 64:8). The first Sunday of Advent marks the beginning of a new liturgical year. In the cycle of the sacred liturgy, this is Year B, during which the Sunday Gospel readings[…]

Nazareth Family Spirituality

By Sarah GouldPosted on May 29, 2014Posted in FeaturedTagged Nazareth Family Spirituality, sobornost, koolitch, paska, liturgical year, Madonna House, customs, Catherine Doherty, traditions, Sarah Gould, Catholicism, Catholic, liturgy

It was an exciting day when I received Nazareth Family Spirituality: Celebrating Your Faith at Home with Catherine Doherty in the mail. I had seen it, newly minted, on the Madonna House bookshelves and eyed it longingly, so it was a real treat when I could finally crack the cover. While the heart of this book consists[…]

Nine challenges for the next papacy

By Michael CorenPosted on September 8, 2013Posted in Columns, Editor's CornerTagged conclave, genuine faith, reverence, cleansing, Pope Benedict, Catholic education, new pope, liturgy, challenges to the Church, challenges of the next Papacy, Roman Catholic theology, you are not alone, Mass, politicians, prayer, more Cardinals, third world Cardinals

As I write this column, Pope Benedict is about to conclude his pontificate, the conclave is about to begin, and critics of the Church are, as always, about to make another charge at the castle that is the institution given to the world by Jesus Christ to guide humanity to heaven. I’m not sure who[…]