As one raised going to the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite who now attends the Extraordinary Form every Sunday, I wanted to respond to Pope...

I was recently given another theological explanation of the action of receiving Holy Communion at the altar rail while studying the N...

The three liturgies of the Paschal Triduum are full of beautiful, theologically rich chants most of which we only get to hear once a year ...

The summer we moved to St. Paul we were very eager to attend Holy Mass at St. Agnes. In addition to Sunday Masses, we went almost every d...

Things have been busy here, and when things get busy my personal, random thoughts writing time goes by the wayside. Naptime turns into catch...

This year we have a new tradition in the Spencer house: The grass really took off this week in our miniature tomb and Calvary scene. Last...

One of the things that is a constant struggle with little kids is helping them be quiet and if they are able be attentive at Mass. Something...

One of the problems with contemporary Christianity is that too often Christians focus on what they “get out of Church.” I am thinking s...

Photo by Lawrence OP. As is usual in articles about the liturgy, there was division in the comments on my articles about devotion to ...

I am blessed to be in a parish that always has very reverent and beautiful liturgies, whether they are the Ordinary Form or the Extraor...

In an all too frequent perusal of my Facebook “Newsfeed”, I came across a link to a traditionally focused Catholic blog, Rorate Caeli . ...

In an all too frequent perusal of my Facebook “Newsfeed”, I came across a link to a traditionally focused Catholic blog, Rorate Caeli . It c...

Even on Candlemas Day, the professor is spending time with Lady Philosophy (and our blessed candles). Happy Candlemas Day ( Presentation...

And he said, “Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD.” And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the m...

1. Is it Friday again already? This summer is just flying along. I was really hoping to get into some sort of schedule of "normal"...

M and me at G's baptism. I started veiling the year I studied for my Master’s in Theology. I was regularly attending the (newly nam...

In case you wanted some encouragement read my Six Reasons to Go to Daily Mass as a Family at Truth and Charity today. :)

It had been a two hour Mass. A beautiful two hour Mass with a full orchestra playing a Mass by Haydn and the propers chanted by an all male ...

I mulled over these prayers for along time, but in my last post about Lenten Family Prayers with my awesome centerpiece I promised the firs...