Editor
Mario Luiz Valerio Kühl
Editorial Board
Severiano de Oliveira;
Silvia Gabriela Panez;
Marcos Aurelio Chacaliaza
Did You Know…
Did You Know…
…why Catholics pray kneeling?
Considered barbarian behaviour and despised by Greco-Latin culture, genuflection had little value in antiquity. The aversion is not hard to understand:...
Did You Know…
…why the priest says the Our Father with open arms at Holy Mass?
In the Holy Scriptures we find many passages in which certain providential...
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…that ”Gregorian Masses” are celebrated for the dead?
When a loved one passes away, we often hear the comment: “At least they will not suffer...
Did You Know…
…how the Alleluia acclamation arose?
Among the temperate outbursts of joy that mark the ceremony of the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night, one stands...
Did You Know…
…that the house where ”the Word became flesh‘ still exists today?
Thanks to a long-standing tradition, ancient manuscripts and recent archaeological studies, we now have...
Did You Know…
…why the chalice at Mass is covered with a veil?
At the beginning of the Offertory of the Mass, the acolyte hands the priest or...
Did You Know…
…why there are holy water fonts at the entrance of the churches?
The refreshing contact of fingertips with holy water, followed by the superior spiritual...
Which is the oldest church in the world?
If we understand the word church to mean a place where the faithful gather to celebrate divine worship, the oldest church in the world...
The French Saint Who Was Not French
Despite the fact that he was born in present-day Hungary, his devotees consider St. Martin of Tours the French Saint par excellence. Why is...