March 7: Memorial of Saints Perpetua and Felicitas
Although many of us will already be looking forward, to the beginning of Lent, the sanctoral cycle today invites us to look back and to celebrate the witness of two early Christian women martyrs,...
View ArticleThe Roman Canon and Performatism
Ms. Audrey Seah’s recent article on performatism (“Performatism or Theological Aesthetics of the Liturgy?”, PTB, 6 January 2013) certainly raises the possibility for the analysis of an almost infinite...
View ArticleHow Joseph got added to the Roman Canon
November 10, 1962, during the first session of the Second Vatican Council: The aged Bishop Petar Cule (Mostar, Yugoslavia) put in a long plea for the inclusion of the name of St. Joseph in the canon of...
View ArticleThe Richness of Our Eucharistic Prayers
Something that increasingly troubles me is our failure to fully utilize the treasury of Eucharistic prayers that are approved for usage in the Roman Rite. Nine times out of ten when I attend Mass the...
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