Month: May 2011
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Gregorian chant helps church express its universal identity, pope says
In giving priority to Gregorian chant and to classical liturgical music, the Catholic Church is not trying to limit anyone’s creativity but is showcasing a tradition of beautiful prayer, Pope Benedict XVI wrote.
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Lawrence Madden, SJ – R.I.P.
Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord, And let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen.
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May 30: Memorial Day/Memorial of St. Joan of Arc
Today — which in the U.S. this year happens to be Memorial Day — is also the anniversary of the death of St. Joan of Arc, who was burnt at the stake on May 30th in 1431. Probably not even twenty years old when she died, she continues to live in the popular imagination as…
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Pro-Active Participation
I went to Mass with a devout Catholic friend a while ago who is an accomplished singer, musician, and scholar of medieval music. When I warned her that the liturgical music at that particular Mass was likely to give her a headache, she responded that she knew better than to come to Mass unprepared –…
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Holy Planking!
“I can in fact confirm that ‘planking’ has its origins in liturgy.”
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The Challenges for Liturgists of the Future: Pastoral Liturgy
We need scholars who can study the past, but who also listen to the human heart today, scholars who have personally experienced the love of God and who share it with others, scholars whose commitment to common prayer is steady, and scholars who know what it is to be human today, an individual loved by…
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A little prayer, a little learning, and a lot of love…
There seems to be at present a negative spirit toward any ecumenical venture, gesture or talk coming from a certain quarters…
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No hymns permitted at Mass in England and Wales? Not quite.
This is clearly an editorial oddity – perhaps produced after a heavy Roman lunch?