The ordained priest shares in Christ’s artisan-work of re-crafting the divine image in man in a unique way. By being an alter Christus, he makes Christ, the Head and Bridegroom of the Church, present to the Church herself. He is an icon of Christ’s presence to the very icon of Christ’s presence in the world. He supports...
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A great deal has been said about paragraph #14 in the Second Vatican Council document Sacrosanctum Concilium regarding the “full, conscious, and active participation of the faithful at the sacred liturgy. Some in the Church have used the text to justify a great many innovations in the liturgy – some legitimate, others not –...
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Advent is upon us, and as many people pass their time listening to the jolly Christmas songs about Rudolph and Frosty and Santa (with an occasional tune about the soon-to-be newborn King), I must admit that I have a twinkle in my eye as well. The particular joy that I feel comes from the...
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