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  • Why do words matter? (Hint: Because we use them in prayer and worship.) [Catholic Caucus]

    12/23/2011 6:57:39 PM PST · by Salvation · 14 replies
    Insight Scoop.com ^ | Friday, December 23, 2011 | Carl Olson
    Why do words matter? (Hint: Because we use them in prayer and worship.) An excellent answer to that important question is given by Fr. Douglas Martis and Christopher Carstens in Mystical Body, Mystical Voice: Encountering Christ in the Words of the Mass (published by the Liturgical Institute at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake and Liturgy Training Publications), which is excerpted in the November 2011 edition of Adoremus Bulletin:Words are sacramental, which means they contain and convey the reality they speak. Homo sapiens is a talking animal, communicating with the senses, by word of mouth, pen and...