Daily Archives: 7 May 2014

Dies Domini 46: The Sunday Obligation

Today we begin a look at four sections that cover the “Sunday obligation.” Clearly, modern believers take the obligation of “every Sunday” less seriously than some of former generations. On the other hand, the people who do attend Mass receive the … Continue reading

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Attribution

I have to ride herd occasionally on music people here at the parish. We have licensing to reprint music, but to be “helpful,” a non-music person provided lyrics for a recent student liturgy. No attribution. No copyright. A hundred copies had … Continue reading

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EG 161: Love of Neighbor

Pope Francis at the outset of this section in Evangelii Gaudium, refers to a universal call to grow in faith. He’s not just talking about knowledge. When he speaks of “observation,” he relies on a time-honored Ignatian principle used at the outset … Continue reading

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