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Why Do We Celebrate a Chair?

Why Do We Celebrate a Chair?

by Bishop Joseph E. Strickland | Feb 22, 2022 | CET: Learning the Faith, CET: Liturgy

As we celebrate the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter the Apostle on February 22nd, many may ask, why are we celebrating a chair? Certainly this feast in the liturgical calendar of celebrations in our Catholic faith is about much more than a piece of furniture. But at...
Understanding the Mass: Q&A with Fr. Gavin Vaverek

Understanding the Mass: Q&A with Fr. Gavin Vaverek

by Fr. Gavin Vaverek | Aug 20, 2021 | CET: Ask a Priest, CET: Liturgy

Does the older Mass from before Vatican II offer more perfect worship that the reformed Mass*?   The Liturgy of the Mass is always the perfect worship of God. The Holy Mass is always the action of the one and eternal High Priest, Jesus Christ, who offers...
Seriously? Shutting Down Public Masses? A Canonist Responds

Seriously? Shutting Down Public Masses? A Canonist Responds

by Fr. Gavin Vaverek | Apr 5, 2020 | CET: Liturgy

In many ways, we find ourselves in an unprecedented situation, a time when a new virus can spawn a worldwide pandemic in 90 days, and a time when we can continually keep up with the spread on our phones. With the endless stream of news and opinions, some are bound to...
Bishop Strickland’s Reflections on the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Bishop Strickland’s Reflections on the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

by Bishop Joseph E. Strickland | Jun 9, 2019 | CET: Liturgy, CET: Living the Faith

This Sunday’s passage from the Gospel according to Mark, chapter 3, is so rich with good news it is difficult to focus on just one element.  As I reflect on the passage, I focus on the last verse.  Jesus says, “Here are my mother and my brothers.  For...

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