Doug Culp
is the Chief Operating Officer for the Pontifical Mission Societies of the United States.
Theology 101
The Roman Missal: The Penitential Act
An ancient document called the Didache (c.60) noted that the people...
What Will We Be Saying Differently at Mass?
On the First Sunday of Advent, Nov. 27, 2011, all Catholic churches...
Translating the Roman Missal
For more than 2,000 years, the Church has paid careful attention to...
The History of Liturgical Books – Part II
Rita Thiron is director of the Office of Worship for the Catholic D...
The History of Liturgical Books
We reverently carry in the Book of Gospels in the opening processio...
Why Do We Do That at Mass?
In the middle of the second century, St. Justin Martyr wrote to Ant...
‘With Hearts and Hands and Voices’
On Dec.4, 1963, inspired by the Holy Spirit, the bishops of the wor...
Singing at Liturgy
Part 3 of a 14-part series
When they crossed through the Red Sea, ...
A Different Way to Track Time – the Liturgical Year
We live by our schedules. We check the clock, consult our electroni...
Same Mass – New Words What is Liturgy? Part 1 of a 14-Part Series
In the next year or so, a new edition of the Roman Missal will be i...
How Can You Know What the Bible Really Means?
Father Robert Schoenstene, S.S.L., is Assistant Professor, Departme...
Q: What Does the Church Mean When It Says That the Sacred Scriptures Are Inspired?
Father Robert Schoenstene, S.S.L., is Assistant Professor, Departme...
How Would You Explain Theology to a Teenager?
Cardinal Justin Rigali is the archbishop of Philadelphia. He serves...
What Can We Learn From the Universal Church?
Q: The American church is sometimes said to see its own issues as u...
Why Do We Have Deacons?
Cardinal Justin Rigali is the archbishop of Philadelphia. He serves...
What Was the Second Vatican Council Really Like?
Cardinal Justin Rigali is the archbishop of Philadelphia. He serves...
How Priests’ Lives Are Changing
Q. As the number of clergy decrease, how do you see the role of the...
Who is Jesus?
Cardinal Justin Rigali is the archbishop of Philadelphia. He serves...
Pray Alone or Together?
Q. We’ve seen a decline in Mass attendance over the last couple of ...
Why Do We Need the Church?
Cardinal Justin Rigali is the archbishop of Philadelphia. He serves...
Did God Create Evil?
FAITH interviewed Father Gladstone Stevens, who is vice-rector...
Free Will? Or is Life Predetermined?
If God has a plan, what does it matter what I do? Are we reall...
What We Do is What We Believe
What is the difference between liturgy and devotions? why do we nee...
Why Did Jesus Heal Some and Not Others? By His Touch We Are Healed.
FAITH is exploring Christology – the study of Jesus Christ. We aske...
Freedom in Forgiveness
"I am forgiven! I am forgiven! I am forgiven!" The young man had ju...