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A non-Catholic friend asked me how the Scriptures at Mass are selected. Who started this and when was the present system adopted?
Vatican II’s 1963 “Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy” called for a wider selection of biblical texts to be used at Mass. The current Lectionary (book of those readings) was prepared by an international committee of experts and went into use in 1970.
Next to abortion, immigration is probably the most divisive issue in our country.
Was Joan of Arc inspired? Was she mentally ill? Does her example of armed resistance have anything to say to Americans mired in unrest?
One week ago, Pope Francis celebrated a special service blessing the city of Rome and the entire world in this time of pandemic. Italy has been especially hard hit by the coronavirus, and St.
Perhaps we never truly feel we belong to this world, even if we cling to it, make it serve us, and try to get it to accept us.
By now, no one needs to tell you about the impact of the pandemic we’re experiencing. There are a great number of inconveniences. There is also a lot of fear and confusion. Social distancing and the rate of change make all of our daily lives more difficult.
Stability brings the point of departure and the place of arrival together in a dynamic stillness and a radical openness to change.
We cannot rewrite history—though it is our duty to learn from it.
We slice up experience into beginnings, middles and ends and draw lessons from the slices.
Scholars have referred to Mark’s Gospel as a passion narrative with a few introductory texts. But more to the point, it is better described as a primer on conversion.
