The challenges confronting the contemporary Church are well-known. Scandals, war, poverty, poor leadership, and the growing phenomenon of addiction challenge pastors in every corner of the globe. The time for responding with creativity is at hand: implementation of liturgical reform has the capacity to form Christians who can remain faithful as they negotiate these times of troubles.
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Ancient Basis for Liturgical Dance
Paul Dilley at Bible History Daily has an interesting post titled “Jesus as Lord of the Dance.” In his post he talks about ancient forms of Christian dance.
Read moreViewpoint: A World-Wide Persecution of Christians is Well Underway
Why are Christians in the West not aware of this terrible holocaust? For one thing the media do not report the persecution of Christians, and consider such news “politically incorrect.” Political leaders, for various reasons, are deaf to cries for help.
Read moreCatholics and Orthodox to meet in Nicaea in 2025
News sources are reporting a possible ecumenical “gathering” between the East and West in Nicaea in 2025.
Read moreThe Eastern Paschal Triduum in Your Neighborhood
Millions of Orthodox and Greco-Catholic Christians throughout the world are currently participating in the liturgical journey of Holy Week in preparation for Pascha this Sunday, April 20, along with Western Christians.
Read moreIt’s time
Anna Nussbaum Keating suggests that it’s time we reconsider the Latin Catholic tradition of withholding communion until age 7. I couldn’t agree more. Here are three little facts about “age seven communion” you might not know.
Read moreMarried Maronite Deacon to be Ordained a Priest in the U.S.
Pope Francis is allowing a married Maronite deacon to be ordained a priest in the United States.
Read moreLiturgy in Migration: Eastern Christian Insights and Western Liturgical Reforms: Travelers, Texts, and Liturgical Luggage
Many Western Christians have been exposed to the ritual practices and theological ethos of Eastern Christian worship as a result of the westward migration of Eastern liturgies.
Read moreCranmer’s language considered unorthodox and harmful
A scholar in liturgy who is also a professor of renaissance English and a convert from Anglicanism to Orthodoxy says that use of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer material by English-speaking Antiochian Orthodox communities is harmful in many ways — in essence, it imports heresy into the liturgy. Much of his critique is relevant to the Ordinariate use of Prayer Book language and texts.
Read moreA Liturgical Voice from the East: Active Participation in the Byzantine Rite
It seems from my perspective that the Eastern Orthodox Churches today must grapple with the role of the laity in liturgical celebrations just as the Roman Catholic Church did in the mid-20th century (and continues to do today).
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