The Lament of Psalm 137: Let My Tongue Be Silenced!
“Let my tongue be silenced if I ever forget you!” What’s the context of the Psalm?
“Eat Anything You Want?” What Pope Francis Really Said
There is a popular meme going around the internet as we begin Lent 2024. It purports to be from Pope Francis, speaking about the nature of fasting in Lent. In some ways, it sounds like something Pope Francis would say? But did he? It reads: Eat whatever you want for Lent. The sacrifice is not […]
Navigating (Not So) Ordinary Time
ow it is time to be “ordinary.” Just ordinary? How should the Church navigate through Ordinary Time? A hint: It’s not so ordinary!
The Six Categories of Psalms: How We Sing Them
The Psalms. We sing them at Sunday Mass. At the Liturgy of the Hours. The texts make up Antiphons. Many of our beloved hymns are grounded in the Psalms (such as the very popular “On Eagles Wings” by Michael Joncas, which is a musical setting of Psalm 91. Music ministers often can find musical settings […]