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Orthodoxy, worship, and Saint Augustine

August 27, 2021 Matthew Tsakanikas, STD 5

Doctrine exists for worship and not simply for itself. Doctrine apart from worship is barren. […]

“Liturgizing is a work of Christ in man”: An interview with David Fagerberg

July 2, 2021 Carl E. Olson 7

David Fagerberg is Professor in the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, where he has been since 2003. After earning an M.A., M.Phil., and PhD. from Yale University, he taught in the […]

All-Ireland Primate criticizes ‘draconian’ new regulations on public worship

April 19, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

CNA Staff, Apr 19, 2021 / 07:15 am (CNA). A senior Catholic archbishop has accused the Irish government of introducing “draconian” new regulations on public worship “in a clandestine manner.” In an April 18 statement, […]

On Archangels and the greatest miracle

September 29, 2020 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 7

The present moment in history finds us confronted with hundreds of purported supernatural visitations. This proliferation is not cause for rejoicing; on the contrary, it […]

Reflections on authority in liturgy today

July 14, 2019 Dom Alcuin Reid 44

Editor’s note: This essay was presented in a slightly different form as a plenary address to the Colloquium of the Church Music Association of America in Philadelphia on July 3, 2019. Introduction In some Anglican […]

Revisiting “The Spirit of the Liturgy”

February 4, 2019 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 16

Last year was a year of many anniversaries. One that was perhaps less noticed was the fortieth anniversary of Ignatius Press. As part of that observance, its founder, Father Joseph Fessio, decided to reprint what […]

Why we need bishops who are neither accomodationists nor reactionaries

December 20, 2018 Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille 16

Nearly two decades ago, in another country, and on the eve of a prominent and much-watched episcopal appointment, I wrote a lengthy wish-list (for a small upstart Catholic journal that seems to have disappeared) outlining […]

The End and the Eucharist: Advent Wisdom from Newman and Knox

December 9, 2018 Fr. Charles Fox 3

“There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on earth nations will be in dismay, perplexed by the roaring of the sea and the waves.” —Luke 21:25 Mass shootings. Destructive […]