The formal liturgy must exist as a reliable map, neutral and time-hallowed. It must be led by an expert, a priest. It must also be metaphysical, holy. Without a loving, personal God in whom our ...

The reintroduction of formal, elevated language is undoubtedly ... released by the Vatican in 2001 for how to translate the liturgy into the vernacular. This guideline indicates that translation ...

In this way, the movement toward liturgy is evidence of the ever-shifting nature of American religion. Just as Alvarez’s church incorporates black hymns into its formal service, Americans are ...

Forgoing pastoral leadership, formal liturgy and, most often, tax-exempt status, house churches redefine what it means to be a church. "People are asking, 'What did Jesus say?'" Barna tells ...

The American evangelicals I have in mind traditionally looked askance at practices reminiscent of Catholicism—formal liturgy, vestments, sacraments, the church calendar, sometimes even creeds.

The formal times of prayer are diverse in format, style, length, and purpose. The preeminent formal times of prayer in the life of the Church are those given by the Liturgy of the Hours.

It is not that the majority of their peers are anti-Catholic so much as that they do not give formal religious belonging much thought at all. The traditional liturgy is at least in some part ...

When I first became a Christian, I attended a church in Jakarta with little to no formal liturgy, an emcee for a liturgist, a band that sang a few songs from the most recent Hillsong album ...

Father Juan Miguel Ferrer Grenesche, a Spanish priest and an expert in liturgy and popular piety, explained in anticipation of Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Corsica on his 47th apostolic ...

But since these blessings are not considered formal liturgy, it will lead to ambiguities and priests seeking clarification from their bishop. In turn, Mudd said bishops will likely ask for more ...

“A church is the place where heaven meets earth. You see that not only in the formal liturgy and the baptisms and marriages. It is a place for people to stop in and visit, to say prayers and ...