The Sophia Award is one of the highest honors WTU grants to a scholar whose work defines national excellence in theological scholarship contributing to the ministry of the Catholic Church. There is a lecture and reception, open to the public, accompanying the award.
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Fr. Columba Kelly, OSB will be leading a three-day chant workshop at the University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX, next month.
Scholarly topic for the morning session of the Catholic Academy of Liturgy was Anything But The Roman Missal.
Liturgy: First on the Agenda
Sep 26
A new organization of priests in the US is planning a convocation for next June. The topic–liturgy.
With all due respect to my Protestant and Orthodox fellow Christians, from whom my church certainly could learn very much, I admit to being rather proud of the Vatican II-reformed Catholic rite of Mass as I celebrated it with other Christians from other traditions.
By means of this rich body of hymnody, we Danubian Swabians have grown into the world of Catholic faith, this is our religious home in which we find security and consolation, as did our ancestors.
If you were to tell any of these Catholics that hymns don’t belong at Mass, that they aren’t liturgical, that they aren’t Catholic, I expect they would look at you as if you had two heads.
Hymn Society wrapup
Jul 23
Perhaps the only thing more inspiring than singing with a group of other Christians is praying together.
How do our sisters and brothers around the world praise God? How can “we” use “their” music?
Some $30,000 in scholarships was given out to young people.