The Catholic World articles from March 1994

The Catholic World archives from March 1994

The liturgy: reflections on where we have been and what is important. (interview with William J. Leonard, founder of the Liturgical Conference) (Interview)
March 1, 1994... I'm glad you asked, because I have just published an autobiography, The Letter Carrier (Sheed & Ward, 1993) which answers that at some length. Since you want me to tell you "a little," I'll do my best to summarize. In 1939, having finished the...

Sacraments in the church: contemporary sacramental challenges which will shape the future.
March 1, 1994... Nowadays only the foolhardy attempt to predict the future. Who among us dared to dream that the Berlin wall would be sold for souvenirs, that the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics would disintegrate and reemerge as a loose confederation of...

We celebrate liturgy together: to know who God is, who we are, what life means.
March 1, 1994... Marking Special Occasions through Liturgy. How do we mark time in our lives? What do we do to distinguish special days from ordinary ones? How do we celebrate? Think of Christmas: there are special things we do--decorate the tree, buy and...

The Psalms come alive! The new ICEL liturgical psalter. (International Commission for English in the Liturgy)
March 1, 1994... The International Commission for English in the Liturgy (ICEL) was established at the end of the Second Vatican Council to serve as a joint committee of all the English-speaking bishops' conferences for the explicit purpose of preparing...

Liturgy and life: making the connection. (Easter religious observance)
March 1, 1994... The fasting is over; our vigil has begun. Like a shroud the darkness envelops us. Once again we experience a bond with our spiritual ancestors who walked in faith, believing the unbelievable. Trusting the words of the prophets, we wait as they...

The future shape of worship spaces: in between no more and not yet.
March 1, 1994... The Church of Yesterday I grew up in the pre-Vatican II era (the forties and fifties) and still have vivid memories of my parish church. It was located in the heart of the eastern European ghetto in which we lived. Like most parishioners I...

Empowering a new voice: the potential for lay preaching. (Catholic church service)
March 1, 1994... The prophet Amos, writing in the eighth century B.C., issued a poignant warning to the people of Israel: "Yes, days are coming, says the Lord God, when I will send famine upon the land: Not a famine of bread, or thirst for water, but for...

Liturgy and popular devotions: toward a mutual revitalization.
March 1, 1994... Not more than a generation ago one of the characteristics that distinguished Catholics from many other Christians was the practice of popular religion. Distinctive communal and private religious devotions such as May crownings, group recitation...