Daily Archives: 26 April 2008

Wedding Lectionary: Revelation 19:1, 5-9a

Revelation 19 is a curious choice for the wedding liturgy. Lots of couples agree, seemingly, for they’ve never (in my experience) chosen this passage. Maybe they get stuck on 1 Corinthians 13 and never go beyond that. This is the … Continue reading

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Musical Mischief Managed

Thanks to Brian at Catholic Radio 2.0 and my musical colleague Jeffrey Tucker for an enjoyable experience chatting about the liturgy this afternoon. You can hear the discussion. This being the internet, Brian’sĀ archives make it available for you to listen … Continue reading

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Spacing Out Saturday

Check out the 51st Carnival of Space. I had every intention of contributing regularly, but unfortunately, my astronomy hobby these days consists of looking at a daily pretty picture here and keeping up with just a spot of reading. I’ve … Continue reading

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HCWEOM 23-25: Dispositions for Communion

This topic covers the next three sections of the document HCWEOM. Most of it is nothing new for Catholics. But you never know when an important point will pop out for you. Let’s read: 23. The Eucharist, which continuously makes … Continue reading

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