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Father Richard N. Fragomeni

Holy Trinity

Pope Francis and the Beauty of the Liturgy

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I have taught liturgical presiding and preaching for the past 33 years at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. During this tenure, I have worked with seminarians from all over the globe. Our course sessions engage the students in the art of celebrating the divine mysteries of the Latin-rite Catholic tradition, especially the Eucharist. In Read More
November

Welcoming November

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Each November, our Catholic imaginations are invited to enter a world filled with memory and hope. The eleventh month in the Northern Hemisphere floods our hearts with rich colors, festivals and liturgical memorials, shrouded with ever-darkening days. This autumnal time of year calls us to savor the intricate communion in which we exist. It sets Read More
nativity

What’s in a Prayer?

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There is an old Latin language maxim, which every student of liturgy learns from the start: Lex orandi, lex credendi. To this is often added: Lex vivendi. This is commonly translated as: the law of praying establishes the law of believing and this becomes the law of living. Outlining a simple pattern of Christian discipleship, Read More
Nativity scene

Twelve Glances of Christmas: A meditation on the Incarnation

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During these pandemic days, I have had space to listen closely to the sounds of the times. And they are diverse. Shouts, threats, chants, promises, gasps, Zoomed choruses of classics and cries for justice. They all are like music, meant to charge our imaginations and to arouse our indignance. I hear in each, moreover, something Read More