Make this your soundtrack this Holy Week! Appreciating beauty is one way we can get a glimpse of God in this world. And beautiful music is one of the best ways we can do this. J.S. Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion” is universally considered a musical and spiritual masterpiece....
Have you heard about this miracle claim? Pictures have been circulating on Facebook and various blogs in the last week claiming to show a miracle at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre: that the eyes of Jesus on a crucifix miraculously opened and remained so for about a day before...
With escalating conflicts around the world, many Catholics are wondering what guidance the Church gives in evaluating these situations. Here’s what every Catholic needs to know about the Church’s teachings on war and peace: 1) “A war of aggression is intrinsically immoral.” Any war for the purpose of...
“The Church acknowledges Gregorian chant as specially suited to the Roman liturgy,” the Second Vatican Council teaches, “therefore, other things being equal, it should be given pride of place in liturgical services.” (Sacrosanctum Concilium, 116) Palm Sunday is just around the corner! As the beginning of Holy Week, it kicks...
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The Church’s liturgy has been affected by a “serious, profound crisis” since the Second Vatican Council, says Cardinal Robert Sarah, the former prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. “It is necessary to recognize that the serious, profound crisis that has affected the...
