There has been a lot in the Catholic press recently about the new translation of the Roman Missal; a number of articles have questioned why we will be adopting this translation in the next couple …

Praying the Mass (The Prayers of the People) is the first of two books by author Jeffrey Pinyan on the new ICEL translation of the Roman Missal; the second book which is not yet released …

In 2002 the Holy See published the 3rd edition of the Roman Missal. The Bishops of England and Wales are presently collaborating with other English-speaking Conferences, through their agency ICEL, in preparing a translation.
In the …

Within the Roman Catholic Church, there is an ancient tradition of music in the liturgy. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states:
The musical tradition of the universal Church is a treasure of inestimable value, greater …

From my childhood I knew the Church’s teaching of the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, but when I read “Dominus Est” (It is the Lord!) I felt challenged: do I have enough respect …

If you are learning how to say the Divine Office, there are quite a few resources online to get you started.
diaconate.org.uk
A good place to start is this website. Start out by reading our 5 Minute …

Deacon William T. Ditewig provides here a great study of the permanent diaconate. Greatly involved in the diaconate here in the United States, especially as the executive director of the Secretariat for the Diaconate for …

As a follow up to Fr Gerard’s workshop on sacred music. Here is a recording of the Exsultet.