Very Rev. Christopher BrashearsMar 1, 20232 minAd Deum: clericalismI read an article recently about the idea that versus populum is a manifestation of clericalism. Clericalism, if this is not a common...
Very Rev. Christopher BrashearsFeb 21, 20232 minAd Deum: an acorn and an oak treeIn his book, How Christ Said the First Mass, Fr. James Meagher relates how deeply rooted the Mass is in the Jewish temple tradition. ...
Very Rev. Christopher BrashearsFeb 16, 20231 minAd Deum: the NaveFor more than a 1000 years, the churches have been built in the form of a ship, as it represented our voyage through this world to our...
Very Rev. Christopher BrashearsFeb 12, 20231 minAd Deum: Unexpected ReflectionAlmost since the first Mass of Advent, I noticed that, at the elevation of the chalice, in the polished rim I see reflected all of the...