Articles by Father Bryan P. Babick | The Catholic Miscellany

Over the course of the last several months, I have been reflecting on the essence of what we do each time we gather at the altar. Now I would like to summarize all that has […]

In my last column I reflected on the meaning of an authentic Christian memorial. The early church adopted the belief that commemorating God’s life-giving actions in history involves an active re-presentation of those same events […]

Belief that the Mass is heaven on earth comes from what St. John recorded in the Book of Revelation. In his vision of the heavenly liturgy, angels and saints sing the constant praises of God […]

In my last column I made the observation that each time we celebrate Mass we fulfill Jesus’ instruction to “do this in memory of me,” which He gave to His disciples on Holy Thursday night. […]

Editor’s Note: Father Bryan P. Babick, SL.L., vicar for Divine Worship and the Sacraments for the Diocese of Charleston, begins a series on the Mass and the forthcoming revised English translation of the Roman Missal.