(Editor's Note: This is the fifth in a five-part series on the Revised General Instruction of the Roman Missal. Click here to read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.) Where does the new General Instruction come from? After the Second Vatican Council, the revision of the liturgy resulted in the publication of
James Fitzpatrick's new novel, The Dead Sea Conspiracy: Teilhard de Chardin and the New American Church, can be ordered directly from Winepress Publishers — 1-877-421-READ (7323); $12.95, plus S&H. You can email Mr. Fitzpatrick at jkfitz42@aol.com. (This article originally appeared in The Wanderer and is reprinted with permission. To subscribe call 651-224-5733.) Every Republican I
(Following is the fourth in a four-part series on the Revised General Instruction of the Roman Missal. Click here to read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.) The Bishop: The General Instruction notes that “the diocesan bishop is the chief steward of the mysteries of God in the particular church entrusted to his care;
(Following is the third in a four part series on the Revised General Instruction of the Roman Missal. Click here to read Part 1 and Part 2.) This is expressed in the Preface for Christmas, in these words which refer to Jesus: “In him we see our God made visible,” and the Preface goes on
(Editor's Note: See here Parts 1, 2 and 3 of Mr. Culbreath's feature: “Moral Content of Television and Film,” “Information Content of Television,” and “The Neurological Effects of Television“.) I once asked a visiting seminarian, whom everyone suspected of a secret piety, about the prospects for restoration in the Church. He replied that the answer
(Following is the second in a four part series on the Revised General Instruction of the Roman Missal. Click here to read Part 1.) The Eucharistic celebration, which lies at the center of the whole Christian life (GIRM 16), is not initiated by us but by God Himself. It becomes our action to the extent
(Editor's Note: See here Parts 1 and 2 of Mr. Culbreath's feature: “Moral Content of Television and Film” and “Information Content of Television.”) Suppose we lived in a better world, where television did not contain any material that was a menace to Catholic faith and morals, and did not overwhelm people with useless information. Would
(Editor's Note: You can read the first part of Mr. Culbreath's feature on the “Moral Content of Television and Film” by clicking here.) In addition to entertainment, television claims to be a purveyor of information. To that extent, perhaps it is redeemable. But the way in which television presents information should be analyzed carefully. Richard
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Deal W. Hudson is publisher and editor of CRISIS Magazine, a Catholic monthly published in Washington, DC. You can reach him at hudson@crisismagazine.com. It turns out I didn't have to wait long — a recent report claims that part of the ossuary is an obvious fake. While many scholars who have studied the box are
Click here to find out more about when the Church started honoring saints and how they choose them. If you enjoy reading Fr. Saunders' work, his new book entitled Straight Answers (400 pages) is available at the Pauline Book and Media Center of Arlington, Virginia (703/549-3806). This article courtesy of the Arlington Catholic Herald. Established
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