Variety in the Liturgy

Frank Senn makes an interesting comment on variety in the Western liturgy, suggesting that the confusing variety in the liturgy led to the development of a distinct – and much simpler – popular piety. The most characteristic feature of popular devotions such as the rosary and the Way of the Cross is that they areContinue reading “Variety in the Liturgy”

The Gift of Worshiping with my Family

I'm a pastor.  I wear the funny shirt, the robe, the stoles.  I say the P parts of the liturgy.  I sit up front.  And I love it. But one thing I don't love so much is that I no longer sit alongside my wife and children in worship.  Before I was ordained, I lovedContinue reading “The Gift of Worshiping with my Family”