Out of the earthly church, with its glory of concrete and flesh, into a larger church whose glory is yet unknown. I am called to be a life-giving spirit, but what I know is death and failure.
Archive for category Liturgical Spirituality
Carpe Kairos
Jan 18
I love Glennon Melton’s use of theological language to talk about the experience of parenting, and I also think it’s relevant to my experiences of liturgy. Last semester in one of my classes we discussed the fact that liturgical discipline includes worshiping when we’re not worshipful, in hope that (to use Glennon’s words) kairos will explode out of our ordinary experience of chronos.
“Take a second look, a new look altogether, and see who looks for you.”
What we pray for (and against) reveals some of our deepest desires and commitments – at least that is what I have been pondering lately.
December 23 suddenly seems more important in and of itself, something akin to a liturgical hinge day, when things begin to turn.
We hereby direct that the text of the Roman Missal be used exactly as it is written… None of us has the authority to change the text for any reason. This includes altering or changing any of the language contained in the liturgical books of the Church, not only the Roman Missal, but the Lectionary and other ritual books – the responses and prayers of the priest, and also those of the people.
Most of us on this blog know the name of Yves Congar but few of us know his debt to Willem Cornelis van Unnik in Congar’s analysis of the work of the Holy Spirit in the liturgy.
“And with your spirit”?
Nov 16
British Jesuit Jack Mahoney explores the meaning behind a controversial response in the revised translation of the Missal.
George Weigel harps on bad liturgical habits.