Monday, January 30, 2012

Winter Ordinary Time: Listening and Learning - Together

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Winter has been unusually warm here in the area around Chicago, and even though we are finishing up January, the lack of snow and the pleasa...
Monday, January 16, 2012

Martin Luther King, Jr. - Called to Prophesy

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This powerful excerpt from a speech given in 1967 to the Southern Christian Leadership Council shows why Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a pr...
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Hey Kids! If Football Players Can Genuflect, So Can You!

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OK, it's not often the culture of sports hands us a genuine liturgical catechetical opportunity.  The furor surrounding Tim Tebow's ...
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Monday, December 12, 2011

A "Tourista" Sits in on Guadalupano Celebration

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Well, this year I did it. I got up  in the middle of the night to get ready to go to church for La Danza and  Las Mañanitas - the pre-dawn...
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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Rejoicing in a World That Has Forgotten Joy

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Brothers and sisters: Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Chri...
Monday, November 28, 2011

What We Learned This Weekend: Mass and Conditioned Response

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This weekend, I was at two Masses - one as the cantor, one as a choir member - and experienced the roll-out of the new translation twice.  I...
Saturday, November 26, 2011

New Missal: Advent - Time to Put on Your Running Shoes!

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This weekend, as parishes around the U.S. begin to use the new Roman Missal, we will discover very early that there are differences - beyond...
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