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Fiddling while Rome burns

Fiddling while Rome burns

Column, Diana Silva, Read

The myth goes that Nero played the fiddle while Rome burned. In reality, the fiddle as we know it hadn’t been invented. Fiddle while Rome burns, has come to mean neglecting one’s duties while instead doing something frivolous. In fact, the word “fiddling” has...
Fear Not with Sigrid Weidenweber

Fear Not with Sigrid Weidenweber

Fear Not, Listen, Watch

ChantWorks presents Fear Not. Host Linda Hoffman speaks with Author and Speaker, Sigrid Weidenweber.   Transcript: FEAR NOT interview. Linda Hoffman with Sigrid Weidenweber, recorded September 23, 2021 (music, intro) Linda Hoffman: As in the Russian Revolution,...
Are we smarter than St. Thomas Aquinas?

Are we smarter than St. Thomas Aquinas?

Column, Linda Graber, Read

Easy question. Easy answer. No. We are not smarter than St. Thomas Aquinas. Bad news recently hit the USCCB (U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops). Sixty-seven percent of self-identified Catholics don’t believe in the Real Presence Doctrine (Pew Research). How was this a...
Fear Not with Father Anthony Giampietro

Fear Not with Father Anthony Giampietro

Fear Not, Listen, Watch

ChantWorks presents Fear Not. Host Linda Hoffman speaks with Father Anthony Giampietro, president of the St. Anselm’s Abbey School. https://basilian.org/en/about-us/our-charism Transcript: FEAR NOT interview. Linda Hoffman with Father Anthony Giampietro, recorded...
Exit ramp under construction?

Exit ramp under construction?

Column, Linda Graber, Read

California freeways are a handy metaphor for worrisome situations and difficult choices: traffic-choked, pockmarked with potholes, and lined with litter. Exit ramps shoot off in all directions. Take a wrong turn, and you might end up practically anywhere. Serene...
The Fourth Gospel

The Fourth Gospel

Column, James Cavanagh, Read

In the extraordinary form of the Latin rite, it is customary to read the prologue to the Gospel of John at the end of Mass. Some think this is not only unnecessary, but liturgically nonsensical. After all, the end of the Mass has already been announced and the...
Meeting people where they are

Meeting people where they are

Column, Diana Silva, Read

We should meet people where they are is one of the most common reasons given for the secular-sounding popular music we hear at Mass. You can’t feed a baby steak, is a reason given to provide children’s Masses with music that is modeled on pre-school television...
First impressions: The entrance chant

First impressions: The entrance chant

Column, James Cavanagh, Read

CREDIT: The Catholic Telegraph You know the old saying, You don’t get a second chance to make a good first impression. This maxim is important in almost every area of life, but it’s certainly true when it comes to the Mass. Liturgically, the entrance rite prepares us...