Category Archives: on Liturgy

In the beginning there were no distinctive garments for the clergy or for the celebration of the liturgy. Some leaders of the early Christian community even spoke out against the use of any distinctive clerical or liturgical garb. But human … Continue reading →

 The holy eucharist is the ritual foretaste of that heavenly banquet wherein all God’s children shall be gathered around one table. As baptism ritually creates the community, the eucharist nourishes and maintains it. It is called the sacrament of unity, … Continue reading →

Angelo Roncalli,* Patriarch of Venice, seemingly absorbed the feel for openness and adventure that looking out onto the sea can instill into the heart, and when he sailed to his last port-of-call he carried with him that thalassic spirit. Alas, … Continue reading →

 There is something about being human that is open-ended; humans can project into the future, humans can transcend individual experiences and thoughts, and enter into a world of abstract and universal truths. This open-endedness of humanity is found in the … Continue reading →