Do Catholics believe that sacraments give grace even if one is in unrepentant sin? No, not quite. Sacraments possess an inherent power to give grace, yet the effect is hindered or rendered null and ...

The University aims to support the whole person: mind, body and spirit. Here, you can explore opportunities to enrich your faith life through liturgy and sacraments. Grow in your faith by serving as a ...

Effective Preaching: Preaching at Weddings Review a theology of marriage and then learn the techniques to effectively craft and deliver a meaningful wedding homily. Appropriate for lay and ordained ...

I recently met with a student, a young African-American Catholic who is more familiar than most with the Catholic tradition. He was concerned that the church should play a more prophetic role in ...

Reading the news and social media might lead you to think the only liturgical issue Catholics are concerned about is the Latin Mass. But there is another language problem in the Catholic liturgy that ...

In a recent liturgical conference in London, Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, argued that priests should consider ...

There are many ways to get involved with Mass at Boston College. The Liturgy Arts Group serves the Boston College community by sharing its gift of music and our student liturgies are enhanced by the ...

Editor’s note: This is the first part of a series exploring the long-standing “liturgy wars” and how they shape today’s understanding of the Second Vatican Council. It would be difficult to find two ...

America is a nation torn asunder by debates over its self-identity: our monuments, the proper etiquette during our national anthem, and, as the approach of Columbus Day reminds us, who in our ...

Aquinas offers a variety of opportunities for prayer and worship, including several Sunday Masses and daily Mass at noon in the University Chapel. Throughout the year we pray Vespers (evening prayer) ...