NAVIGATING THE NEW NORMAL ON SUNDAY
If you’re like me, you are so over the pandemic. We’re tired of physical distancing, tired of wearing masks, tired of the anxiety and worry about our loved ones. And […]
Category Archives: Liturgy
THE PLACE WHERE HUNGERS ARE FED
If there was ever a time when we could relate to a group of humbled, hungry people wandering through an arid wasteland thick with poisonous snakes and scorpions, it is […]
STAFF PICKS: MASS APPEAL SERIES BY GLENN BYER
“Why is Mass always the same?” “It’s sooo boring!” “I don’t get anything out of it.” “What is it even about?” “Can’t I just pray on my own?” Do these […]
Repent with Sorrow, Give with Joy
By Joseph Sinasac, Publishing Director On Ash Wednesday, we begin our annual journey to the foot of the cross. Over the coming weeks, as we work through our Lenten preparations […]
2017 Review – Language of the Heart (Revised Edition)
By Anne Louise Mahoney Noel Cooper, Language of the Heart: How to Read the Bible – A User’s Guide for Catholics Revised edition (Novalis, 2017) One Valentine’s Day, when my […]
Merry Christmas from the Novalis Team!
Joseph Sinasac, Publishing Director Why do we love Christmas? Why do we spend so much time, energy, money and angst in preparing for this single day? For many reasons, I […]
The Covering of Statues in Passiontide
As our celebration of Christ’s passion, death and resurrection draw closer, we begin to see in many churches the devotional practice of covering statues and images in purple cloth during […]
Do Catholics Really Read the Bible?
It is a well-worn shibboleth that Catholics do not read the Bible. Unlike those studious Protestants, Catholics through the centuries were thought to leave all that Scripture stuff to the […]
What Makes Good Liturgy?
Although the divinity of Christ, the mystery of the Trinity and the truth of the resurrection have caused serious debate in the life of the Church, no other issue is […]
Copyright Education and Church Music
When I started my work in Church music in 1976 in Busby, AB, it really was the Wild West. We photocopied music and made duo-tang hymnals with words-only versions of […]
Seeds of Faith 