Friday, March 20th 2015 we have a special Lenten Friday musical devotion. Starting at 7:30 pm we have a meditative service of Stations of the Cross which will be followed immediately at8:00 pm by a choral performance of a special … Continue reading
I find myself shaking my head when I see people talk about Halloween being a pagan holiday. I mean, think about it for just a few moments. Halloween. Anglicized version of “All Hallows’ Eve.” Evening of All Hallows. Evening of … Continue reading
Guest post by Simon C. Berry Mozart Requiem: Sunday, November 2, 2014, 11:30 am. The doubts and intrigues that surround the composition of Mozart’s Requiem have ensured lively debate and writings since the year of his death. The situation is … Continue reading
A few weeks back, I got the following reflection on my Facebook feed. Fr. Mike Schmitz is the director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Diocese of Duluth and the chaplain for Newman Catholic Campus Ministry at the University … Continue reading
From the Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours: “To the different hours of the day the liturgy of the hours extends the praise and thanksgiving, the memorial of the mysteries of salvation, the petitions and the foretaste of heavenly … Continue reading
When I was in hospital ministry, there was a Catholic seminarian on my team, and another woman who was studying to be a Lutheran pastor. The seminarian and I were debating over whether or not a particular saint was celebrated … Continue reading
It is perfectly conceivable that there is someone, somewhere, at prayer right now. But what if at, around five o’clock in the evening in every timezone, people are praying the same exact psalms? This is another reason why I find … Continue reading
Tomorrow night, the postulants will receive the habit of the Order. The Church will be closed after the 5:30 Mass. The Dominican Order’s more notable houses are in Bologna and Paris. There are many stories of how the Order founded … Continue reading
Now, according to my history professors, this is how it would work in many Medieval villages in Europe. The monks or nuns at the monasteries would toll the bell, telling their communities that was time for Office. The community would … Continue reading
My screenwriter professor once commented that every culture has its own nomenclature. And so does Divine Office. This website is a great resource on the basics of the Divine Office. It offers the actual moment-by-moment outline of what the hours … Continue reading
