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May 2019
Last week I wrote about modesty of words and actions in family life. This week now I need to speak about modesty of words and actions in the life of the Church. Our identity has, we could say, two fundamental poles, our origin from our parents and our new birth to God in baptism. Our normal, most concrete relation to the Church, is through the parish and the life of the parish finds its most concrete expression at Sunday Mass. Nevertheless, we need always to keep in mind that the Church is......
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April 12, 2019
Holy Week
Today, Palm Sunday we begin Holy Week. In many Spanish speaking countries Holy Week is a vacation time, people go to the beach and enjoy themselves. That was not the original idea of stopping work...
March 29, 2019
The word “Mass” and the meaning of “Ite, Missa est.”
In writing about the celebration of the Mass ‘ad orientem’ (with the priest facing the tabernacle or Cross) I have placed a very strong emphasis on the Mass as a sacrifice and not just a...
February 01, 2019
What do we see at Mass? (Part I)
The chief complaint that has come to my ears regarding the celebration of Mass facing the tabernacle is, “I no longer feel involved.” Fair enough, but let us use this as an opportunity for deeper...
January 11, 2019
The Real Presence of the Body of Christ
This year I have proposed daily visits to the Blessed Sacrament as a New Year’s resolution for the parish. Today, I would like to write something about the importance of the special presence of our...