| Columnists/Fr. Charles Singler |
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| Updated: January 8th, 2011 |
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MSGR. CHARLES SINGLER
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Saturday, 08 January 2011
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The recent announcement that 10 priests from the diocese were given the papal honor and designation as “monsignor” may prompt a few questions of ritual protocol.
Each bishop can choose how this honor is to be expressed in the diocese. Given the fact that the title has not been given in the Tole...
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FATHER CHARLES SINGLER
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Saturday, 11 December 2010
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Many Catholics around the world were surprised when Pope Benedict XVI chose to celebrate the 2009 Christmas Mass at Midnight at St. Peter’s Basilica earlier in the evening on Christmas Eve. The same will be the case for the 2010 observance. Instead...
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FATHER CHARLES SINGLER
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Saturday, 09 October 2010
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Whenever I have asked what particular aspects of the Sunday Mass inspire them, people often comment on the visual or ritual elements they see with their eyes or they comment on the audible aspects that are heard in the musical selections. While it ma...
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FATHER CHARLES SINGLER
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Saturday, 11 September 2010
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Sometimes when we human beings experience changes to our patterns and behaviors in life we do not realize the far-reaching effect they have on us. Such are the effects of the third edition of the Roman Missal, which has now been approved by the Vatic...
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FATHER CHARLES SINGLER
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Saturday, 07 August 2010
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Now that the Holy See has approved the third edition of the Roman Missal for English-speaking countries, much will be undertaken during the next year to acquaint the Catholic faithful in the United States with the new Mass formularies. Critical to th...
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FATHER CHARLES SINGLER Saturday, 12 June 2010 On March 25, 2010, the Holy See granted its “recognition” of the third edition of the English translation of the Roman Missal. This action will now prompt the determination of a date of publicatio... |
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FATHER CHARLES SINGLER Saturday, 08 May 2010 Human resource professionals will advise any person seeking employment to dress appropriately for a job interview. The reason is quite simple: first impressions say plenty about a person; most importa... |
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FATHER CHARLES SINGLER Saturday, 13 March 2010 There is a Latin liturgical maxim that goes: “Lex orandi, lex credendi.” It’s very basic translation and meaning states that the words we pray in the liturgical rites of the church are what we b... |
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FATHER CHARLES SINGLER Monday, 15 February 2010 One of the important features of the Catholic sacraments is the fact that no one ever celebrates them alone. The communal dynamic is essential to every sacramental act.The Rite of Marriage is no excep... |
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FATHER CHARLES SINGLER Saturday, 09 January 2010 Living the Catholic Christian faith implies that everyone who has been initiated into the community bears the responsibility of witnessing to that faith. Simply put, all the initiated members into the... |
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Middle School Rally

Click the image above to watch a video about the first Diocese of Toledo Middle School Rally March 24.
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