Dwight Longenecker attempts to remedy the imbalance in Cardinal Sarah’s call for more cross-pollination.
Read moreAuthor: Tim Gabrielli
Timothy R. Gabrielli is assistant professor of theology at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA. He earned a Ph.D. in theology from the University of Dayton and is author of *Confirmation: How a Sacrament of God's Grace Became All about Us* (Liturgical Press, 2013). His next book, forthcoming from Liturgical Press, is on the twentieth century history of the theology of the mystical body of Christ.
Lessons from the Liturgical Movement… and a Few Chuckles, Too
“We may be revolutionaries, but not posing at such.”
Read moreReading Council Documents Well
Choosing either Vatican I or Vatican II does not clarify the truth of the church’s nature and mission.
Read morePope Francis: Give Without Expectation
The pope asks those who justify not giving to beggars, “What do you do on the sly?”
Read moreThe Proslogion and Liturgy in the Classroom
One student was comforted to see her own questions in this text from 1000 years ago. Students wrestled with Anselm’s argument, let it bend their minds a bit, but began to see it as a reflection on a liturgical life.
Read moreConfirmation, Faith, and Emil Nolde’s “Pentecost”
Sometimes we forget the many languages spoken at Pentecost and expect a common sacramental experience/formula in our pastoral approach to Confirmation. Nolde offers us an artistic corrective.
Read moreThe Holy Spirit and the Liturgical Year
The Solemnity of the Annunciation is, in emphasis, a Marian feast and, of course, a celebration of the Incarnation. The Holy Spirit takes a back seat.
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