R. Jared Staudt

Oct 22, 2024 | adoremus.org | Roland Millare |R. Jared Staudt

2025 marks the 25th anniversary of the English translation of Joseph Ratzinger’s landmark book, The Spirit of the Liturgy. To celebrate this significant work and its impact on the life of the Church, the Society for Catholic Liturgy will dedicate its 2025 annual conference to this topic and the liturgical legacy of Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI. In preparation for the conference, we are hosting a year long series of talks based on the 12 chapters of the book.

Oct 15, 2024 | adoremus.org | R. Jared Staudt |Adam Bartlett

The Eucharist is the source and summit, the font and apex, of the Church’s life. As a result, the Mass is at the heart of the Church, a constituent part of the daily and weekly ecclesiastical rhythm. In many ways, the liturgy has become a battleground of sorts, with many people trying to use the Mass to justify or bolster their own views about the Church or any number of Church teachings.

Oct 11, 2024 | adoremus.org | R. Jared Staudt |Adam Bartlett

Three years after being approved by the U.S. Catholic bishops, updates to the ritual texts for distribution of holy Communion outside of Mass and for Eucharistic adoration will take effect. The revised version of “Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharistic Mystery outside Mass” will be implemented on the First Sunday of Advent, Dec. 1, 2024. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops had signed off on the fresh texts at their November 2021 General Assembly in Baltimore.

Aug 24, 2024 | adoremus.org | R. Jared Staudt |Adam Bartlett

We should not confuse the laity’s mission with an imitation of the priest’s liturgical ministry. The task of serving as an extraordinary minister is more of an exception than a model for lay mission. After writing about mission and the call to holiness, I was asked to answer this question: “How did extraordinary ministers of holy communion become so ordinary?

Aug 22, 2024 | adoremus.org | Adam Bartlett |Joseph O'Brien |R. Jared Staudt

A little over two weeks ago I returned from Indianapolis after directing the choir for two of the four main Masses of the 10th National Eucharistic Congress—the first of its kind in the United States in 83 years. As the centerpiece of the National Eucharistic Revival, the Congress has been heralded as a visible turning point in the life of the US Catholic Church. And from the reports already received, it seems that it may just live up to its promise.