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Quick Questions Are Eastern Masses valid? Should Catholics receive Communion at them?
Quick Questions Are we supposed to bow during these words of the Creed?
Video What is the Mass and How Has It Changed Through History?
Quick Questions Why were the words of the mystery of faith taken out of the consecration in the New Mass?
Quick Questions Was this truly a Mass if a woman celebrated it?
Quick Questions Is there a difference between a presider and a celebrant?
Quick Questions Should we refrain from holding hands during the Our Father?
Quick Questions What's wrong with having a unity candle at a nuptial Mass?
Magazine Articles Vatican Corrects Controversial Translation
Video Who Has the Authority to Change the Liturgy?
Quick Questions Should I complain to the bishop about a priest's changing the words of the Mass reading?
Quick Questions Should we kneel at Mass?
Quick Questions Why do we genuflect and what does it mean?
Quick Questions My priest uses a crystal decanter for celebrating Mass. Is this allowed?
Video Why Are The Words of Consecration Changing?
Quick Questions May the congregation pray "Through him, with him, and in him" with the priest?
Quick Questions Is "liturgical dancing" permitted at Mass?
Magazine Articles Bad Poetry, Bad Theology
Quick Questions Is there a distinction between acolytes and altar servers? If so, please explain.
Quick Questions At Communion, my priest says, "Receive Jesus Christ" instead of "The body of Christ." Is this OK?

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