Watching the funeral of Prince Philip today (like so many people around the world) elicited a sequence of often-conflicting emotions in this liturgist. In my
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Watching the funeral of Prince Philip today (like so many people around the world) elicited a sequence of often-conflicting emotions in this liturgist. In my
Read moreClaudio R. Salvucci. The Roman Rite in the Algonquian and Iroquoian Missions: From the Colonial Period to the Second Vatican Council. Massinahigan Series, vol. 5.
Read moreSaint Meinrad and the National Pastoral Musicians are collaborating to offer a workshop, New Traditions of Chant, the evening of Sunday, February 21, 2021. Saint
Read moreAt the end of this year of racial reckoning, with far too many images of black bodies killed, there was something moving in seeing the Queen of Sheba — an African woman, tall and proud — walk toward the Christ child bringing her extravagant gifts.
Read moreThe Zaire Rite should absolutely be considered a prophetic model for liturgical inculturation. It is perhaps one of the best liturgical gifts given to the Church after Vatican II.
Read moreThe US observance of Thanksgiving Day is just past, and its frequent juxtaposition with the beginning of Advent (and to the frenzy of consumerism known
Read moreLiturgy on TV, radio or through other electronic means is not a new thing. Beginning in the 1950s with the first televised liturgy from Westminster
Read moreWhen it comes to matters liturgical there is often a danger to read things into the words of Pope Francis. All too often, liturgists of
Read moreA few weeks ago, Timothy Brunk contributed a blog to this site titled Corporation Rituals (28 September 2020). It caught my eye because it captures
Read more9/16/2019 – One Year Later It was one year ago this evening that I received an unexpected call from Life Alert saying that my mother
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