On 28-30 September, the Society for Catholic Liturgy held its annual conference in Philadelphia, PA. The theme of the conference was “The Liturgy and Post Modernity.”
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Author: Timothy Brunk
Timothy Brunk is associate professor of theology at Villanova University. He teaches courses in sacramental theology and in pastoral care of the sick. His major research focus at present is the interplay of consumer culture and sacramental worship. A number of articles on the topic are in print and a book is in the works.
More Mercy on the Brain
The humility of which Augustine speaks, then, is surely a matter of not aiming too high. (See Adam and Eve, fall of.) Knowing oneself is also, however, a matter of not aiming too low.
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The Trouble with Normal
The “normal” with which we now live is a problem. As Canadian songwriter Bruce Cockburn has put it, “the trouble with normal is it always gets worse.”
Read moreThe Sunday Obligation
I wonder if our parishes might emphasize the idea that Christians gather on Sunday in response to what God has already done / what God is doing.
Read moreRemembering Our Common Baptism
How are Christians in your area observing the quincentenary of the Reformation?
Read moreAre you willing to help?
All in attendance have a stake in the past, present, and future of God’s history with those to whom the church directs its sacramental ministry.
Read moreLenten Fasting
Perhaps the point is not *this* shared penitential practice as opposed to the other practices but rather this *shared* penitential practice.
Read moreAnointing of the Sick and Consumerism
Last fall, I offered a reflection on anointing of the sick. Here, I follow up with some additional reflection on anointing in a secularized society characterized by consumerism.
Read moreLiturgy and Patience
Patience is not a substitute for the pursuit of justice and compassion in the world. It is a complement to that pursuit, borne up always by the gracious God who seeks to bring to completion the good work that he has begun.
Read moreLiturgy and Fortitude
Do we experience our liturgies as (re)empowering our fortitude to resist the temptation of hating the other and / or of responding to hate with hate? Or do our liturgies mask the ways in which we are complicit in generating and maintaining fear and hate in our world?
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