“Rogation Days” and Ascension
The three days prior to Ascension Thursday have been traditionally known as “Rogation Days” or the “Minor Litanies,” with the “Major Rogation” being observed on April 25. Their purpose was to beg God (rogare, to […]
The three days prior to Ascension Thursday have been traditionally known as “Rogation Days” or the “Minor Litanies,” with the “Major Rogation” being observed on April 25. Their purpose was to beg God (rogare, to […]
On the Solemnity of the Annunciation, the Archbishop of Milan, Mario Delpini, made international news with his own “annunciation” that the priestly formation program in the Archdiocese was to undergo a major re-structuring. Before getting […]
As we move closer to the Solemnity of the Lord’s Ascension, the Church invites us to identify with the sentiments of the Apostles as they faced the eventuality of Christ’s departure from them in a […]
With the onset of the Corona virus, many dioceses enacted certain “preventive” measures, among which was eliminating reception of Holy Communion from the chalice. That proscription is now being lifted in many dioceses. In keeping […]
When I was a very young priest, I served as administrator of a high school quite lacking in the most important elements of a Catholic school; it was my task to address those deficiencies, among […]
In the interests of full disclosure, let me make the following declarations at the outset of this essay. I am not a Rad-Trad; I am not a Glad-Trad; I am not a Sad-Trad. I am […]
The Chinese proverb teaches us: “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Ash Wednesday is that first step in our annual Lenten journey. The success of a thousand-mile journey depends, in […]
In the calendar for the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite and for communities of the Anglican Usage, the Church offers three preparatory Sundays leading up to Lent (Septuagesima, Sexagesima, Quinqugesima – that is, 70, […]
It seems a bit of a firestorm has erupted and is spreading of late, whereby some bishops have forbidden their priests to offer Holy Mass “Ad Orientem,” that is, facing liturgical (east or the tabernacle), […]
Today the Church of the West celebrates the birth to heavenly glory of St. Scholastica, twin sister of St. Benedict, born around 480 A.D. in Nursia/Norcia, Italy, where an ancient monastery (liquidated by Napoleon) was […]
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