Category: Inculturation
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How can I preach as a foreigner?
ARIC SERRANO, SJ — I wanted to know the people I would be preaching to in the Mayan villages. This meant spending time with them and hearing their stories.
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The Order of Christian Funerals
LIZETTE LARSON-MILLER — Should funeral visitations take place in the church building? The Diocese of Youngstown, OH says no.
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The Brave New World of Parish Funerals
LIZETTE LARSON — Part of the reality in the United States (and elsewhere) is an in ability to talk about death.
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The Liturgical Legacy of Pope Francis
RITA FERRONE — Three guiding principles informed Pope Francis’s liturgical vision and legacy.
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Irish Liturgical Resources
NEIL XAVIER O’DONOGHUE — I think it would be good to look at some Irish liturgical resources to complement the other less-liturgical aspect of various celebrations of Irishness and what sometimes passes for it.
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Development of the Missa Terra Spiritus Sancti – Mass of the Land of the Holy Spirit Part II
CARMEL PILCHER — Celebrating the Missa Kimberley left a lasting impression and led me to research the origins of this distinctly Aboriginal style Eucharist that at the time I knew nothing about.
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Let the Just One Descend
TIMOTHY BRUNK — “Rorate Caeli” is the title of a traditional Catholic hymn for the season of Advent.
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Development of the Missa Terra Spiritus Sancti – Mass of the Land of the Holy Spirit
CARMEL PILCHER — Fr. Kevin McKelson was conscious that the government of the day required him to “civilize the natives,” while his task as church leader was to “convert” them to the faith. But how could he do either of these without violating the local culture?
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Retrospectives on Composing for the Church’s Worship, Part 4
MICHAEL JONCAS — I awoke from a deep sleep sometime ca. 2 AM early that March with a single line of text and melody in my mind: “The way ahead is dark and difficult to see.”