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How to… Feast at Easter
April 18, 2019
Eastertide lasts for 50 days, compared to the 40 days that span Lent, meaning the celebrations last longer than the fasting. It is good to be a Catholic… Traditionally, the feast involves heartily enjoying some of those legitimate pleasures we might have denied ourselves (an attitude exemplified in the giving of chocolate eggs to children),
Mass readings
April 18, 2019
Ordinary Form Divine Office Week I Sunday, April 21: Easter Sunday Acts 10:34A, 37-43; Ps 118; Col 3:1-4; Jn 20:1-9 Monday, April 22: Easter Monday Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16; Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday, April 23: Easter Tuesday Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33; Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday, April 24: Easter Wednesday Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105; Lk 24:13-35 Thursday,
How to… Observe Tenebrae
April 11, 2019
Tenebrae is a Passiontide service now rarely observed in the Catholic Church. Tenebrae is the Latin for “darkness” and the ceremony involved the gradual extinguishing of 15 candles arranged on a triangular “hearse” over Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. It concludes with the strepitus, or “loud noise”, often the slamming shut of a
April 12, 2019
April 11, 2019
Cardinal Sarah’s fearless cri de coeur
April 11, 2019
Cardinal Robert Sarah is not the most influential figure within the Roman Curia. Although he is prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, one of the most important Vatican departments, his power is tightly circumscribed. After he gave a speech in 2016 urging priests worldwide to celebrate Mass facing east, he received a rare public
Letters & emails
April 11, 2019
A solution to the Confession crisis SIR – Regarding low participation in the Sacrament of Confession (Letters, March 22 and 29), may I suggest that availability is a big part of the problem and therein lies the solution? I live in the US, travel regularly, and spend my holidays in the UK, and have observed
Mass readings
April 11, 2019
Ordinary Form Divine Office Week II Sunday, April 14: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Lk 19:28-40; Is 50:4-7; Ps 22; Phil 2:6-11; Lk 22:14 – 23:56 Monday, April 15: Monday of Holy Week Is 42:1-7; Ps 27; Jn 12:1-11 Tuesday, April 16: Tuesday of Holy Week Is 49:1-6; Ps 71; Jn 13:21-33,
Help us spread Catholicism to secular campuses in the United States
April 11, 2019
When we launched our US edition in November 2018, we noticed that some of our most enthusiastic supporters were young Catholics, especially college students. We also found that many of them don’t have the income to get our magazine. So we’ve decided to take action. We’re pleased to announce the launch of the new Catholic
How to… Greet the Pope
April 04, 2019
During a visit to the Holy House in Loreto, Pope Francis was filmed repeatedly withdrawing his hand from pilgrims who kneeled to kiss his ring. The video, a minute in length, went viral with people all over the world wondering, perhaps, why Catholics persisted in a practice which was so obviously displeasing to the Pontiff.
The best of the web: Our Lady’s requests, papal errors and Syrian refugees
April 04, 2019
How to return Our Lady’s care for us At the Hermeneutic of Continuity, Fr Timothy Finigan urged Catholics to “care for” Our Lady. “We cannot, of course, give anything of advantage to Our Lady in heaven. She enjoys the beatific vision and is the Queen of all the angels and saints for ever in perfect
The Week Ahead: Piano and prayers
April 04, 2019
The pianist Matthew Schellhorn and his musical friends will give a recital at St Mary Moorfields in the City of London today (April 5). The concert is in aid of the Companions of the Order of Malta’s work for the poor and homeless. The recital, including works from Mozart to Flanders and Swann, begins at
Overlooked: Pro-life film’s Twitter suspension overturned
April 04, 2019
What happened? A pro-life film has been briefly banned by a social media website. Unplanned, which tells the true story of ex-Planned Parenthood worker Abby Johnson, opened last weekend. Twitter suspended its account, but restored it after an outcry. The story helped increase the film’s Twitter followers from a few thousand to over 300,000. Why
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