Homiletic reflections on Advent from a probing and thoughtful theologian: Joseph Ratzinger.
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Category: 3_SCHOLARSHIP
Irish Lectionary Issues
Recently on the feast of the Holy Family, I noticed that the Lectionary for Mass had been defaced with the end of the reading crossed
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Review Essay: Maternal Body
Michael Plekon reviews Carrie Frederick Frost’s latest book Maternal Body: A Theology of Incarnation from the Christian East
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Office Hymns: Will the U.S. Bishops Advance Vatican II’s Vision?
Misplaced obedience to a vision not espoused by Vatican II or the post-conciliar directives could impair the poetic and spiritual value of office hymns in English.
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The Church in Decline and…Gratitude?
The opportunity for Christians who continue to gather to give thanks despite decline is to reflect on their witness.
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Brief Book Review: Songs as Locus for a Lay Theology
As much as many of us are inclined to resist it, “popular” religious song has the power to shape the faith of a community and religious tradition.
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Brief Book Review: Saving Images
A very good summary of Lathrop’s project of arguing that the gospels are always presenting us with images that call for the reform of our assemblies.
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Review Essay: Political Orthodoxies
“Most of the “unorthodoxies” Hovorun examines in this book are prominent dysfunctions or misuses of religion in the modern period, notorious ones at that.”
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Silence in Music
I think sometimes we sin against the artful use of silence in liturgy — in music and in the ritual itself.
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Brief Book Review: Black Madonna
Lee weaves a more accurate tapestry of [Mary], making her accessible to today’s reader.
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The Writing Work of the People
Words are powerful. How we use words in worship matters.
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