Friday morning, I flew into church at 7:59 a.m. for 8:00 holy day Mass, trailing a widely-spaced gaggle of little ones–the last one wailing. With Christian out of town, I was single parenting, and it was also the last field trip day of the summer, with speech therapy thrown in for good measure. We’d left…
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Applause In Church Is Not Always A Bad Thing
If there is one thing you can get both sides to agree on in the liturgy wars, it is that applause in church is a bad thing. I heard the argument made once that any time there is applause in church, it is a sign that the liturgy has been derailed. Applause is for performances;…
Read MoreA Ministry Manifesto
If you only ever share one post I write, this is the one. Because this is important. We need you. And yes, I mean you. You think you aren’t good enough to join the choir. You are. You say you’re tone deaf. You’re not. We’ve known a man who actually was…and he learned to sing.…
Read MoreEnding the Liturgy Wars
With the changes to the Mass less than a year away, it seems like a good time to address a topic that’s been bothering me for quite a while. They’re called the liturgy wars, and they are as ridiculous as their name. Today I’m guest posting at Catholic Mothers Online, and my topic is liturgical…
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Kathleen M. Basi 