It is simply a fact of my coming of age in the post-Vietnam era that I look with some skepticism upon our government’s motives and means. The horrific treatment of detainees in the unending ‘war on terror’ including turning ourselves into knots to justify torturing specific detainees is only the most recent example of what produces such skepticism. And as I have grown into adult Christian faith I have edged very near to pacifism because I actually believe that Jesus is our ‘clearest window’ into God, and he taught us to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us, not to kill them.
Read moreMonth: January 2010
Try Again, Australia
Until now (both before and after Vatican II), Catholic hymnody has been a free-for-all in the English-speaking world. Sources tell me that Rome isn’t accepting the Australians’ vernacular hymn repertoire.
Read moreAlert: Vesperale Coming This Week
The Vesperale of the Roman Rite in Latin chant, reformed in accord with the wishes of the Second Vatican Council, is to appear this week.
Read moreThickening our definition
The liturgical cult that we can see is like the part of an iceberg visible to us: it is the visible part of something much greater. To what is it connected?
Read moreMore Young People on Liturgical Reform
Young people look at liturgy quite differently than their elders – in what significant ways, and why?
Read moreChant symposium in Ireland
There is a chant symposium in Dublin, Ireland this February 19th.
Read moreFrom Where Comes “Novus Ordo”?
I do not recall hearing the phrase “Novus Ordo” used to describe the editions of the Missale Romanum of Pope Paul VI until rather recently. I find this development rather interesting and my question, then, is, simply, from where did this designation arise?
Read moreDefending the New Roman Missal
This well-written piece is by Peter Stavinskas in America, responding to the recent article by Fr. Michael Ryan asking that we “Just Wait” and consult
Read moreAgnostic Liturgical Ministers?
Can one who is agnostic be a church musician?
Read moreAn Open Letter to Benedict XVI
Paul Westermeyer writes: “I have not seen a definitive document and am told there is no such thing yet available, but I assume the reports are true that you plan unilaterally to re-work the common English translations of the Ordinary of the Mass. May I express my pain?”
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