Browsing the October 2015 archive of FR. THOMAS’ COLUMN
October 25, 2015
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 10/23/15
Over the past few weeks, I have been writing about silence in the Liturgy. I will continue with that theme today. It has been my intention to systematically go through the Liturgy and talk about moments of silence. Last week in covering this topic, I was able to talk ... Read More »
October 18, 2015
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 10/23/15
Last week I began writing about silence in the Liturgy and covered the moment of silence that comes after the homily. I plan to continue writing about the topic of silence, and this column includes a long quote from a book I was reading a couple of days ago ... Read More »
October 11, 2015
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 10/07/15
As we know we have a lot of silence in the Mass, and I wrote about this two weeks ago. There is silence at the point in the Mass where the priest says, “Brethren, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.” Here ... Read More »
October 4, 2015
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 10/07/15
This week is clergy conference for the Diocese of Duluth. We will be learning about spiritual healing. That is, we will be learning about Exorcism and Deliverance. This is a much needed topic to learn about as more and more people turn away from God and dabble in things ... Read More »
September 27, 2015
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 10/07/15
Sometimes people ask me how my nap was during Mass. At first, I didn’t understand what they meant, but now I know what they are asking. Many people are not used to long periods of silence. It is because at most parishes, things seem to go from one thing ... Read More »