There’s a somber mood around the diocesan offices this week. Dr. Patrick Gorman, or Pat Gorman, if you will, longtime director of the diocesan Office of Worship and longtime director of the Madison Diocesan Choir has died.
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Longtime worship, choir director Pat Gorman dies
Dr. Patrick Gorman, who served as the director of the Madison Diocesan Choir and the Office of Worship for the Diocese of Madison, both for more than two decades, has died at the age of 58.
The Order of Christian Funerals: Funeral Mass part 2
The following article is the next installment in a series that will appear in the Catholic Herald to offer catechesis and formation concerning end of life decisions, dying, death, funerals, and burial of the dead from the Catholic perspective.
The Order of Christian Funerals: Funeral Mass
The following article is the next installment in a series that will appear in the Catholic Herald to offer catechesis and formation concerning end of life decisions, dying, death, funerals, and burial of the dead from the Catholic perspective.
The Order of Christian Funerals: Life is changed, not ended
The following article is the next installment in a series that will appear in the Catholic Herald to offer catechesis and formation concerning end of life decisions, dying, death, funerals, and burial of the dead from the Catholic perspective.
What does participation in Mass look like?
Last week’s article discussed the need for everyone in the congregation to participate because that is how we allow the liturgy to do its job of praising God and making us more Christ-like.
Participation in the Mass: Is it really that important?
Previously, articles have discussed the encounter we have with Christ at every Mass.
Watching for Christ in the Mass
Last week’s article addressed the Catholic belief of Christ’s presence in the celebration of the Eucharist (Mass) and in the Body and Blood of Christ that we receive. This week we look at other ways we can encounter Christ in the Mass.
The eyes of faith see what human eyes cannot
One of the most powerful gifts of the Mass and other Sacramental celebrations is that we encounter Christ face-to-face.
The Mass is ended. So now what?
“The Mass is ended. Go in peace.” I have to admit that when I was a child, I used to find our response to the dismissal, “Thanks be to God!” a little funny.