Category: worship

On Archangels and the greatest miracle

by bcadmin | Sep 29, 2022 | Eucharist, Feast of the Archangels, Liturgy, miracles, News, The Dispatch, worship | 0 |

The present moment in history finds us confronted with hundreds of purported supernatural visitations. This proliferation is not cause for rejoicing; on the contrary, it […]

Cardinal George Pell reflects on celebrating (and not celebrating) the Mass

by bcadmin | Jul 20, 2022 | Cardinal George Pell, Features, interview, Liturgy, Mass, News, Spirituality, worship | 0 |

George Cardinal Pell has been a priest for nearly 60 years, and served as Archbishop of Melbourne and Archbishop of Sydney, as well as Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy, and a member of […]

What we owe God: Recovering the virtue of religion

by bcadmin | May 26, 2022 | God, Jesus Christ, News, Religion, St. Thomas Aquinas, The Dispatch, Theology, Virtue, worship | 0 |

We are not used to thinking about owing anything to God. In many ways, religion has become focused on “me,” going to Church therapeutically to feel good about oneself. In reality, we owe God everything. […]

Orthodoxy, worship, and Saint Augustine

by bcadmin | Aug 27, 2021 | Jesus Christ, Liturgy, News, Orthodoxy, Saint Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, The Dispatch, theosis, worship | 0 |

Doctrine exists for worship and not simply for itself. Doctrine apart from worship is barren. […]

“Liturgizing is a work of Christ in man”: An interview with David Fagerberg

by bcadmin | Jul 3, 2021 | Books, David Fagerberg, dogma, Features, Idolatry, interview, Liturgical Dogmatics, Liturgy, News, worship | 0 |

David Fagerberg is Professor in the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, where he has been since 2003. After earning an M.A., M.Phil., and PhD. from Yale University, he taught in the […]

Eucharistic Adoration Will Save the World

by bcadmin | Jul 1, 2021 | Adoration, Eucharist, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News, worship | 0 |

“Eucharistic Adoration will save the world.” I’ve heard these words spoken by multiple priests in social media in recent months and it is the truth. The Church has forgotten her center due to the worldly desires of her members to busy themselves in utilitarian pursuits. The human tendency to constantly be in a state of […]

Survey: Religiosity seems to be ‘buffer’ against some pandemic stresses

by bcadmin | May 30, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, News, Pandemic, worship | 0 |

The COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on participation in religious services just as it did on workplaces, but a new survey indicates strong emotional resilience from those who consider their faith vital to their existence.

Beauty & Wonder Will Help Us to Reclaim Our Supernatural Faith

by bcadmin | May 13, 2021 | Beauty, Eucharist, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, nature, News, worship | 0 |

Beauty & Wonder Will Help Us Reclaim Our Supernatural Faith For the last two weeks my family and I have been driving across the country visiting family, friends, and making a brief stop for my husband’s work. By the time we get home, we will have gone through thirteen states within these United States. Each state with its own unique character, landscape, and beauty. The […]

All-Ireland Primate criticizes ‘draconian’ new regulations on public worship

by bcadmin | Apr 19, 2021 | Coronavirius, Ireland, News, Religious Freedom, The Dispatch, worship | 0 |

CNA Staff, Apr 19, 2021 / 07:15 am (CNA). A senior Catholic archbishop has accused the Irish government of introducing “draconian” new regulations on public worship “in a clandestine manner.” In an April 18 statement, […]

California lifts COVID-19 limits on indoor worship services

by bcadmin | Apr 13, 2021 | Associated Press, California, Church in the US, COVID-19 pandemic, News, U.S. Supreme Court, worship | 0 |

California on Monday lifted its limits on indoor worship services in the face of U.S. Supreme Court rulings that struck down the coronavirus public health mandates.

High court halts Calif. virus rules limiting home worship

by bcadmin | Apr 10, 2021 | Associated Press, California, Church in the US, News, Religious Freedom, religious liberty, U.S. Supreme Court, worship | 0 |

The Supreme Court is telling California that it can’t enforce coronavirus-related restrictions that have limited home-based religious worship including Bible studies and prayer meetings.

Mississippi health officials: Churches should hold off in-person worship

by bcadmin | Mar 31, 2021 | Associated Press, Church in the US, COVID-19 pandemic, Mississippi, News, worship | 0 |

Mississippi health officials are recommending that churches and other religious organizations continue to hold off on hosting indoor worship services during the coronavirus pandemic, even after Gov. Tate Reeves relaxed regulations on other kinds of social gatherings.