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J. Michael Joncas wins 2012 Sophia Award

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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Response to Magister–updated 1/26

Fr. Neil Xavier O’Donoghue has written a response to Sandro Magister’s portrayal of the liturgical practices of the Neocatechumenal Way.

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The Conversion of Saint Paul

A prayer from The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is aptly used on this day, when the Church celebrates the conversion of Saint Paul.

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Neo-Catechumenal Way: Has it all worked out?

Let a thousand liturgical flowers bloom?

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What’s It All About?

Making changes for the sake of making changes, not for the sake of improving anything, is a way to let everyone know who is in charge in the church these days.

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Thirteenth-Century Development of Corpus Christi (or: Of Studies, Liturgical, Part IV)

Another topic from the author’s Ph.D. candidacy examinations preparation.

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New Music Terms

Making the rounds now on the Internet are the following definitions…

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Jack Ruff, rest in peace

John Ruff, father of Anthony Ruff, OSB, died this morning, Sunday, January 22. He was 87. We offer our sympathy to Fr. Anthony and his family.

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In Memoriam Gerre Hancock (1934-2012)

Gerre Hancock, one of the most acclaimed and accomplished organists and choral directors in the service of the Church, has died at the age of 77.

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Chants of the Roman Missal: A Review

“I warmed to the practical, pastoral tone I read as early as the second page of text: ‘A fully sung liturgy is a praiseworthy ideal, but its implementation calls for prudence and pastoral sensitivity. The chants of the liturgy are sung when it is possible in a given pastoral situation, when the participants are blessed with the resources to do so well, and when it is judged that this will truly glorify God and sanctify the worshippers.’” – John Ainslie

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