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Baptized in the Ecclesial Faith

A 2021 survey of Austrian priests inquires whether we’ve followed through on the new (restored) paths to Christian initiation in this conciliar age.

Zaire Rite in Mexico

March 5, 2023 Fr. Neil Xavier O'Donoghue Inculturation

The Zaire Rite is a favorite of liturgists. It seems that everybody from Pope Benedict XVI to Pope Francis thinks it is a good idea

Book Review: Intercultural Marriage

December 30, 2022 Other Voices Brief Book Review Demographics and Sociology Inculturation Marriage Pastoral Theology Recently Published Books Sacramental Theology

Theologically speaking, the process of interculturality is revelatory of the Church’s understanding of the sacramental union, which reconciles, heals, and unites the barriers created by differences.

Book Review: Remove the Pews

December 7, 2022 Other Voices Art and Architecture Brief Book Review Ecumenism Inculturation Pastoral Theology Popular Piety Protestant Worship Recently Published Books Secularism Social Justice Technology and Worship

“Contrary to the trend among some to sell off or completely redo sacred spaces, Schaper insists that they have deep roots in neighborhoods, in families, in peoples hearts even if they do not regularly attend services in them.”

Book Review: The Church after Innovation

November 16, 2022 Other Voices Brief Book Review Church Reform Demographics and Sociology Inculturation Recently Published Books Secularism Young Adults Youth

For Root, the wholehearted adoption by the church of an ethic of innovation and entrepreneurship goes against everything the church is.

Amen Corner: The Fijian Meal Tradition

October 24, 2022 Other Voices Amen Corner Eucharist Inculturation Pope Francis Presiding Sacramental Theology Teaching Liturgy

Could aspects of Fijian cultural meals be incorporated into the church’s eucharistic tradition?

Brief Book Review: A Womanist Theology of Worship

October 5, 2022 Other Voices Black Catholic Liturgy Brief Book Review Ecumenism Inculturation Recently Published Books

“Allen asks the reader to consider the worship they participate in both in practice and its history to consider how it might be shaped and informed by these new commitments.”