Fiddling while Rome burns
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 come to...
Fear Not with Sigrid Weidenweber
ChantWorks presents Fear Not. Host Linda Hoffman speaks with Author and Speaker, Sigrid Weidenweber.
Are we smarter than St. Thomas Aquinas?
Easy question. Easy answer. No. We are not smarter than St. Thomas Aquinas.
The Chanted Word: Assumption
The Assumption of Mary is, according to the beliefs of the Catholic Church, the bodily taking up of Mary, the mother of Jesus, into Heaven at the end of her earthly life.
Fear Not with Father Anthony Giampietro
ChantWorks presents Fear Not. Host Linda Hoffman speaks with Father Anthony Giampietro, president of the St. Anselm’s Abbey School.
Exit ramp under construction?
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.
The Fourth Gospel
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.
Meeting people where they are
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 entertainment.
Eucharist as source and summit? Help my unbelief!
As Covid restrictions lifted, and as bishops revoked the dispensation to attend Mass in person, who actually returned? So many faithful Catholics have been watching Mass streaming online, and not necessarily from their home parishes.
First impressions: The entrance chant
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.