Music in the Mass (3): Singing it right at Mass
The selection of music in the Mass is subject to several principles. Fr MALCOLM McLAREN explains how these apply to the Agnus Dei, the Kyrie and the...
July 2012
Christian faith and African tradition
At a conference held recently on spiritual direction, I asked the question: To what extent can we accommodate traditional African beliefs that are not consistent with the...
Mass readings June 22 – June 29
Liturgical calendar Year B Weekdays Year 2 Sunday, July 22, 16th Sunday of the Year Jeremiah 23:1-6, Psalm 23:1-6, Ephesians 2:13-18, Mark 6:30-34 Monday, July 23, feria...
Music in the Mass (2): Right hymns for the right part of the Mass
BY FR MALCOLM McLAREN Having looked at how music can enhance the shape of the liturgy, Fr MALCOLM McLAREN explains the role and place of hymns in...
Movie reviews – July 20, 2012 / The Woman in Black
Releases for July 20, 2012 The Woman in Black By Kurt Jensen, Catholic News Service Reputed to be one of the most frightening ghost stories ever...
Music in the Mass (1): Striking the right note
With the new translation of the missal, a new emphasis is placed on the music of the liturgy. FR MALCOLM?McLAREN explains how.
A good shepherd remembered
From Fr Smangaliso Mkhatshwa, Pretoria Bishop Mogale Paul Nkumishe, who died at 74 on June 29, and I first met as students at St Peter’s seminary, near...
Brothers and sisters: Today’s revolutionaries
In a world of crime, corruption, sex, violence, scandal and misery, there are a few who dare to be different by showing the world that “living in...
Our tax burden
In Matthew’s gospel we read that Jesus, like every citizen, paid his taxes, even in the face of unjust and corrupt governance. He did so grudgingly—Simon Peter...
How the bishops’ job descriptions changed
Many years ago I read a book titled Bishops – But What Kind? It was a collection of essays by Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican and Protestant scholars about the different...
