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We Have Pope Benedict to Thank for That
- Media & Culture
- Monday, April 19th, 2010
- Rich Leonardi
In recent weeks the press has been full of stories about Pope Benedict’s involvement in the laicization, or “defrocking,” of a California priest 25 years ago. According to critics, then-Cardinal Ratzinger tried to stall the process when news of this… Read More
The Things We Do At Mass
- Archives
- Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
- Rich Leonardi
An exchange with my children on the way home from Mass last Sunday:
“You’ve heard about Vatican II, correct?”
“Yes.”
“Well, what was it?”
“The bishops got together to explain what the Church teaches.”
“That’s right. And a lot of… Read More
Promoting vocations in our post-ghetto Catholic culture
- 1
- Sunday, October 14th, 2007
- Rich Leonardi
Blog Entry:
From my site:
Cincinnati vocations director Fr. Kyle Schnippel wrote another fine essay for the Catholic Telegraph of Cincinnati, this time focusing on how your domestic church can promote vocations. I've highlighted just the first few paragraphs, but… Read More
What’s the scoop on “Why Catholic?”
- 1
- Sunday, October 7th, 2007
- Rich Leonardi
Blog Entry:
From my site:
We've previously addressed the popular adult faith formation program "Why Catholic?" My take has been that it's better than nothing, but not by much. Perhaps that's too generous an assessment.
In the most recent edition… Read More
The Our Father: A Guide to Reducing Our “Carbon Footprint”
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- Thursday, October 4th, 2007
- Rich Leonardi
Blog Entry:
From my site:
Who knew!?
The Our Father is actually a guide to reducing our "carbon footprint."
An interpretative key overlooked by scores of Church fathers and doctors for two-thousand years has been discovered by a nun… Read More
Here’s a Thought: Try English
- Archives
- Saturday, September 29th, 2007
- Rich Leonardi
In Tuesday's Zenit, liturgical expert Fr. McNamara speaks to whether laymen should "read" priest-written homilies to Spanish-speaking congregations in the United States:
Some readers illustrated the huge difficulties faced by many priests seeking to accommodate the influx of Spanish-speaking parishioners… Read More
Looking for a catechism that combines art and orthodoxy?
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- Friday, August 3rd, 2007
- Rich Leonardi
Blog Entry:
Look no further:
I received a copy of "An Illustrated Catechism" earlier this week and am utterly captivated by it. The combination of crisp, orthodox text and beautiful illustrations is masterful. Biffi and Vignazia have created not just… Read More
What the “old Mass” can teach the new
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- Tuesday, July 17th, 2007
- Rich Leonardi
Blog Entry:
The Cincinnati Enquirer runs my short essay on the motu:
In the discussion over Pope Benedict XVI's liberalization of the rules permitting the celebration of the "old Mass," i.e., the form of the Mass celebrated before – and… Read More
How Catholics ‘pray twice’
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- Sunday, June 17th, 2007
- Rich Leonardi
Blog Entry:
From my site:
"Why was Mass so short this morning?"
"The first Mass of the day often doesn't include hymns."
"But aren't you supposed to have them?"
"Not really. Strictly speaking, hymns aren't part of the Mass. They're… Read More
Your rock band belongs in the undercroft, not the sanctuary
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- Sunday, June 3rd, 2007
- Rich Leonardi
Blog Entry:
My Amazon review of Pope Benedict's Sacramentum Caritatis:
One reviewer of Pope Benedict's new apostolic exhortation called it a "Eucharistic catechism," a description that fits perfectly.
The Holy Father first introduces readers to an explanation of the role… Read More
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Italians have a great devotion to St Joseph, and the dishes they prepare to celebrate the feast day inevitably have a cute reference to him. Just before you serve…
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