Liturgical reform is not an arbitrary act. It is not a transitory or optional experiment. It is not some dilettante’s improvisation. It is a law.
Read moreMonth: October 2014
Liturgy in Collegeville: From the Archives – Part XXIV
It was suggested by several that beginning Sunday, Sept. 20, the congregation begin to recite the approved English parts of the Mass, with the exception of dialog responses and the Sanctus.
Read moreRe-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 86
Priests who are engaged in the sacred pastoral ministry will offer the praises of the hours with greater fervor the more vividly they realize that they must heed St. Paul’s exhortation: “Pray without ceasing” (1 Thess. 5:11).
Read moreRebuilt Liturgy
A report on the liturgy at Church of the Nativity in Timonium, Maryland.
Read moreFirst professor of Australian poetry faces disgrace in row over race
“No Abos, Chinky-poos, Mussies, graffiti, piercings, jeans, tattoos, BCP in all Anglican chruches [sic]; Latin Mass in all Roman ones. Not a women to be seen in a sanctuary anywhere.”
Read morePope Paul VI on Liturgical Reform: Restoring Dignity, Beauty, Simplicity and Good Taste
“Remember, if the faithful sing they do not leave the Church; if they do not leave the Church, they keep the faith and live as Christians.”
Read morePope Francis on the “Temptations” of the Synod
“… a temptation to hostile inflexibility of the so-called ‘traditionalists’ and also of the intellectuals… the temptation of the ‘do-gooders,’… of the so-called ‘progressives and liberals…’
Read moreMy favorite story about Blessed Paul VI
Like any good Protestant Seminary, Fuller has a Board of Declaration (a Wittenburg door) at the campus crossroads, onto which any modern Martin/a Luther can post his/her thoughts.
Read morePope Paul VI on Liturgical Reform: The Sublime Reality
“Look at the altar, placed now for dialogue with the assembly; consider the remarkable sacrifice of Latin, the priceless repository of the Church’s treasure.”
Read moreSurprising Invitation for the McManus Lecture at CUA
Duncan Stroik is associated with the “Reform of the Reform.”
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