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Media Vita: All Souls’ Day

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The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, also known as the Feast of All Souls, is a time dedicated to fervent prayers for our dearly departed. Remembering those close to us who have recently passed is a profoundly intimate and emotional a...
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Understanding Active Participation in the Liturgy: Part 2

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In part 1 on this series on active participation in the liturgy, I discussed the topic in a general way, covering some aspects of the concept's historical development. Active participation is one of the critical conditions necessary to make the ...
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Understanding Active Participation in the Liturgy: Part 1

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Although not new, the issue of active participation in the liturgy came to the fore in deliberations and ensuing documents of the Second Vatican Council. Though six decades have passed since the Council, the concept of active participation is st...
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Rejoicing in the Eucharist: Controversy Becomes Celebration

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The Church’s teaching on Christ’s Real Presence is one of the Catholic faith’s central tenets and defines Catholic identity. It is also one of the most difficult to grasp. Even some of Jesus’ disciples were not initially ready to accept the word...
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Sacred Music: A Treasure of Inestimable Value

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Jesus Christ left us a priceless treasure in the liturgy. However, its nature and true significance often eludes us. There are some deep historical reasons for a limited understanding of the gift of liturgy, even among Catholics. That lack in kn...
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Interview with Dr. Andrzej Zahorski on Sacred Music

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In this FRESHImage Presents, Tony Crescio sits down for an extensive interview with Dr. Andrzej Zahorski on sacred music. Dr. Zahorski speaks about everything from the origins of sacred music, to how its composition developed over time, to the theor...
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The Celebration of the Lord’s Presentation

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As the season of Christmas is definitively over, one can ask a perennial question: if we take December 25 as the first (and not the last) day of the Christmas season, what is the ending day? Ordinary time returns with a green liturgical col...
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