At the heart of Catholic life is the celebration of the Mass. This does not mean that Catholics' only purpose in the world is to attend Mass regularly. Catholics serve the poor. They join together with one another in informal prayer. They hang out at bars and talk about theology.
Timothy O'Malley
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At the parish Easter Vigil, on that night when earth is wedded to heaven, nineteen people were baptized. Their stories, their lives, their very persons are now fully knit into Christ's own life.
My toddler son has no problem asking for help. He wants up in a seat, "Help!" He is having a problem manipulating an IPad, "Help!" He wants a snack, "Help!" Today, he sang a song entirely consisting of the word, "Help!"
Editors’ Note: In anticipation of the 88th Academy Awards on February 28,we present a series exploring the philosophical and theological elements in each of the eight films nominated for Best Picture. This post contains no spoilers.
Last week, I was at Washington University in St. Louis (as apart of the Center for Liturgy's college lecture tour), giving a talk entitled Do I Have To Go to Mass to Be Catholic: A Talk on Liturgy and Catholicism. During our time together, a question was asked about young people's participation in the Mass: namely, have people stopped going to Mass because the signs no longer work? Is it time to l...
