Similar to the bishop of Bozen-Brixen, now Bishop Stefan Oster of Passau (Germany) – a member of the Salesian Order – has announced that he
Read moreAuthor: Liborius Lumma
Liborius Olaf Lumma studied theology and philosophy in Munster (Germany), Munich (Germany), and Innsbruck (Austria). He holds the degrees of Doctor theologiae and Privatdozent (habilitation) and is assistant professor in Liturgical Studies and Sacramental Theology at Innsbruck University. His major research fields are Gregorian Chant, Liturgy of the Hours, and Ecumenical Theology. He is a member of the Ecumenical Commission of the Austrian Bishops’ conference, board member of the German section of the International Association for Studies of Gregorian Chant (AISCGre), and chairman of the Research Center "Synagogue and Churches" at Innsbruck University.
Young New Bishop Announced for Austria
A new diocesan administrator of Austria and Hungary has recently been announced: It is Bishop Antony Sevryuk, who will turn 34 in October 2018. His
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The Prayer of the Faithful and the Deacon
Why the Roman Missal wants the deacon to read the intentions of the Universal Prayer.
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What a Simplified Office Book Might Look Like
An idea for the reform of the Liturgy of the Hours.
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Everything is Relative – Except for the Ordination
It is hard to imagine what the Catholic Church would look like without any absolute ordination. Many developments over the last centuries are based on that idea.
Read morePope Selects Painter as New Bishop in Austria
Painter Hermann Glettler new bishop of Innsbruck.
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Italian diocese suspends confirmation for two years
No confirmation in Bozen-Brixen in 2020 and 2021.
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The 2018 Service in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Why I really like the international model for the 2018 Service in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
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From Left to Right or from Right to Left? The Sign of the Cross
Why Roman Catholics make the sign of the cross from top to bottom and then from left to right.
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Who Should Elect The Bishop? A Suggestion
My idea how the procedure of finding a new bishop for a diocese might look like.
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