Jeanie Hannaman

By Anthony Stine, Return to Tradition, (Complicit Clergy) - Cardinal Mario Grech, who heads the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican, said one of its main aims is to shift the church away from clergy-heavy leadership and start to give lay people more say in decision-making in their parishes, dioceses and even in the Holy See... Even if there is resistance to it among some clergy, the church must understand that the Holy Spirit is not the exclusive domain of priests, he insisted, and while the irreplaceable ministry of priests remains vital, there is ample work that lay people can and should be doing – not merely the day-to-day running and financial administration of a parish, but even take over some rituals and sacraments.

By John M. Grondelski, Crisis Magazine - Liturgical vandals of the 60's and 70's bemoan the resurgence of the Roman Canon ("Eucharistic Prayer I") in the wake of their brutalist reckovation... A lot of ink has been spilled over the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) and whether Traditionis Custodes might be modified under Pope Leo XIV. While not necessarily a partisan of the TLM—though I believe the Novus Ordo should be modified to adopt an ad orientem posture—let me share some tidbits of liturgical history regarding the Roman Canon that have analogical bearing on the TLM question. ....

By Fr. Brian A. Graebe, The Catholic Thing - How much can we glean about the young pontificate of Pope Leo XIV? Early signs may not be definitive, but they can be suggestive. And no doubt many and various surprises lie ahead. One theme that has emerged, however, may well become a leitmotif. In his first remarks from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on the day of his election, Pope Leo spoke of walking together “as a united Church.” This Pentecost Sunday, as we remember the tongues of fire that descended upon the Apostles, is also a good time to recall how often we have said we need to listen to the Holy Spirit to rediscover that unity.

By Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing - Catholic means universal, everything. A big claim, a crazy claim to the world. And the believer who aspires to be fully Catholic – especially in a fragmented age like ours – has a demanding vocation. Probably the most common phrase one hears about the Faith these days is the need for “a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.” And this is true. And essential. There’s a lot packed into that short phrase. Jesus Himself told us: “’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’