Instrumentum Laboris Highlight #4: Pathways of Reconciliation | Synod on Synodality

Friday, October 6, 2023

Matthew Neugebauer

The IL describes the Synod as a liturgical assembly in part to minimize the sense that it’s “a parliamentary structure with its dynamics of majority building” (#48).

Instrumentum Laboris Highlight #3: A Liturgical Assembly | Synod on Synodality

Friday, September 22, 2023

Matthew Neugebauer

To my mind, the most striking image from the Instrumentum Laboris happens to be the most traditional.

Catholics need better understanding of the Mass, pope says

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

In a new apostolic letter, "Desiderio Desideravi", Pope Francis emphasizes the importance of a better understanding of Vatican II's liturgical reform.

Deacon-structing Catholic Basics: Liturgy

Monday, August 17, 2020

Deacon Pedro

Deacon Pedro continues his series of Catholic basics trivia with a look at liturgy. How many of these things do you know off the top of your head?

Podcast: Talking with Francky – Get to know Jesus

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Salt + Light Media

Liturgy, scriptures, creeds, prayers, art, and literature are important sources of Christology which answer in different ways the question: “Who is Jesus?”

Deacon-structing Ordinary Time

Sunday, July 7, 2019

Deacon Pedro

Is this season of the Church year a bit like driving from Winnipeg to Calgary? Deacon Pedro discusses the challenges and graces of Ordinary Time.

Deacon-structing Funerals – Part 3 | The Funeral

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Deacon Pedro

In part 3 of Deacon-structing the Funeral, Deacon Pedro walks us through the Funeral Rite itself.

Deacon-structing the Mass | Part 13: Go and Proclaim!

Sunday, November 4, 2018

Deacon Pedro

Deacon Pedro wraps up this series on the Mass by taking a brief look at how all these parts came together to become the Mass that we know today.

Deacon-structing the Mass | Part 3: The Penitential Rite, Gloria, and the Collect

Sunday, August 26, 2018

Deacon Pedro

The entrance of the Mass is followed by the Penitential Act, the Gloria, and the Collect. Learn the meaning of these by reading the 3rd part of this series.

Deacon-structing the Mass | Part 2: The Entrance

Sunday, August 19, 2018

Deacon Pedro

Last week we learned that it is our right to fully, actively, and consciously participate in the Mass. How can we do that if we don’t know what everything means? Over the next couple of weeks I hope that we can explain every part of the Mass in order to help you enter more deeply […]