Editor's Note: This has been updated since it was first posted. May 17 is celebrated as the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord (Year B) in the United States, except in the Archdioceses of Boston; ...
It’s one of the world’s most famous songs. I tried to track down the story of its rise, its resurrection and of course Leonard Cohen’s original version. It is a classic case of the inversion of the ...
One of the most dramatic moments in the celebration of the Easter Vigil occurs just before the proclamation of the Gospel. The Alleluia, silent for more than six weeks, is solemnly intoned three times ...