What are some of the Celtic influences in our eucharistic liturgy and how can they be utilized to enhance our liturgical prayer? Because our heritage of revelation, prayers, and rituals is intensely Judaic, and the Eastern Mediterranean environment into which it came and blossomed was Greek, one might be tempted to think that the only […]
Author: Patrick Dolan
Eucharist: Living & Evangelizing · May / June 2021
Eucharistic Dimensions of Catholic Military Chaplaincy
Retired Brigadier General Patrick Dolan shares his experiences as a military chaplain and offers “lessons learned” from an exceptional life of service. In describing my more than 27 years as a Catholic priest in the US Army, I can offer only one tiny snapshot from the wide variety of service opportunities there. The key facets […]
Eucharistic Liturgy · May / June 2020
“Warming” Modernist Church Architecture: A Response and a Way Forward
In this article Patrick Dolan thoughtfully engages Michael DeSanctis’ article, “The Truth About “Cold,” Modernist Church Architecture” In his article “The Truth about ‘Cold’ Modernist Architecture” in the March/April 2020 issue of Emmanuel Dr. Michael DeSanctis deftly describes the concern and frustration a number of Catholic faithful and even some clergy feel about many of […]