﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:50:43 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Father Thomas Pressley</title><link>https://www.diocs.org:443/Herald/rss/author/627/father-thomas-pressley</link><atom:link href="https://www.diocs.org:443/Herald/rss/author/627/father-thomas-pressley" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Thomas Pressley]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[LESSONS FROM LITURGY: How Long is Lent?  I Don’t Know, Keep Fasting . . .]]></title><link>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/lessons-from-liturgy-how-long-is-lent-i-dont-know-keep-fasting</link><description><![CDATA[ The Universal Church has entered the liturgical season of Lent, known as the Great Fast, to prepare her children to celebrate worthily the resurrection of Jesus Christ at Easter.  Grumbling tummies ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/lessons-from-liturgy-how-long-is-lent-i-dont-know-keep-fasting</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1bf32585-3ee8-41f2-8aaa-c0b49f5439ea-901]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Thomas Pressley]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[LESSONS FROM LITURGY: Indulge Yourself (and others) this Jubilee]]></title><link>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/lessons-from-liturgy-indulge-yourself-and-others-this-jubilee</link><description><![CDATA[ The Jubilee Year of Hope is underway.  Pope Francis opened the St. Peter’s Basilica Holy Door on December 24, 2024, and Bishop Golka welcomed the Jubilee for our diocese on December 29, the Feast of ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/lessons-from-liturgy-indulge-yourself-and-others-this-jubilee</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1bf32585-3ee8-41f2-8aaa-c0b49f5439ea-841]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Thomas Pressley]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[LESSONS FROM LITURGY: Sanctifying Time and Advent Vigils]]></title><link>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/lessons-from-liturgy-sanctifying-time-and-advent-vigils</link><description><![CDATA[ Advent and Christmas are coming quickly. On Dec. 1, the First Sunday of Advent, Bishop James Golka will be leading the Office of Vigils at St. Mary’s Cathedral at 5 p.m. I am hoping to convince you ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/lessons-from-liturgy-sanctifying-time-and-advent-vigils</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1bf32585-3ee8-41f2-8aaa-c0b49f5439ea-779]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Thomas Pressley]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[LESSONS FROM LITURGY: ‘In Hoc Signo Vinces’ — The Cross]]></title><link>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/lessons-from-liturgy-in-hoc-signo-vinces-the-cross</link><description><![CDATA[ On Sept. 14, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Most feasts in the Church celebrate a salvific event in the life of Christ or commemorate a saint. This feast, ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/lessons-from-liturgy-in-hoc-signo-vinces-the-cross</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1bf32585-3ee8-41f2-8aaa-c0b49f5439ea-708]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Thomas Pressley]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[LESSONS FROM LITURGY: A History of the Nicene Creed and Why We Still Care]]></title><link>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/lessons-from-liturgy-a-history-of-the-nicene-creed-and-why-we-still-care</link><description><![CDATA[ Although the Nicene Creed rolls off the tongue of every Catholic with ease — or at least with mumbled inclusion after the Sunday homily — many Protestant denominations reject the Nicene Creed or any ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 16:47:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/lessons-from-liturgy-a-history-of-the-nicene-creed-and-why-we-still-care</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1bf32585-3ee8-41f2-8aaa-c0b49f5439ea-653]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Thomas Pressley]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[LESSONS FROM LITURGY: Oil — Not Just for Dinner]]></title><link>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/lessons-from-liturgy-oil-not-just-for-dinner</link><description><![CDATA[ Anointing with oil: what makes oil such a sacred substance within Catholicism? 

  Let’s start by looking at the Sacred Chrism, a special oil used to consecrate things and persons to the Lord. ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/lessons-from-liturgy-oil-not-just-for-dinner</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1bf32585-3ee8-41f2-8aaa-c0b49f5439ea-590]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Thomas Pressley]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[LESSONS FROM LITURGY: Lent: Take Off Those Old Clothes]]></title><link>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/lessons-from-liturgy-lent-take-off-those-old-clothes</link><description><![CDATA[ Our clothing tells the stories of our lives. Shirts from family reunions, high school bands, sports teams, and the resale shop stir our memories and declare to the world who we are and whence we ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/lessons-from-liturgy-lent-take-off-those-old-clothes</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1bf32585-3ee8-41f2-8aaa-c0b49f5439ea-524]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>