“The story Moore tells is one of definite, even triumphant, progress in the direction of recovery of the full liturgical richness of Holy Week.”
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Category: Liturgical Movement
Is it Possible to Admit Liturgical Mistakes?
Can we even contemplate the idea that some aspects of the liturgical reform might have been mistaken?
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Catholic Workers and Apostles!
“Why not save on lip-stick (women) or cigars (men) or cigarettes (both) and try a year’s subscription?”
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Liturgical Leadership Program at Notre Dame
Notre Dame Center for Liturgy renews formation offerings.
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Who is Helen McLoughlin?
I bring my question to you…
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What does Fratelli Tutti tell us about liturgy?
Our liturgies must resonate with “the music of the Gospel.” Here are some thoughts on how we might do that — inspired by the Pope’s new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti.
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Liturgical change at the Second Vatican Council: a report from 1963
Ratzinger on the liturgies held at the start and conclusion of the 1st session of Vatican II.
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The Paschal Triduum that (almost) Wasn’t
My daughter’s fearlessness in the face of mud puddles gives us a new slant on the font, and those brave catechumens who (will eventually) plunge into those murky baptismal waters.
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Degrees of Active Participation in the Liturgy
Unofficial popular liturgies of wandering and veneration are permanent fixtures of Christian urban liturgy.
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Glimpses of Liturgical Renewal in Russia
Similar to the voices of the Liturgical Movement in the West, the Bishops of the Russian Church in the early 20th century were concerned with the participation of the faithful in liturgy. As one bishop wrote, “…the faithful must participate in it directly, consciously, and actively.”
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