There are a lot of connections here to what Pope Francis has done and is doing.
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Category: 3_SCHOLARSHIP
Spirit Spirals
Wherever, whenever, with whatever we do it, the psalmist’s command to sing the Lord, and Paul’s command to sing to Lord must lead us toward a song renewed and nourished by a deep and abiding spirit spiraling both inward and outward, toward a profound and enduring understanding.
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Beauty in the Sunday Liturgy
Finding God in the liturgy is about what people see, hear, and do.
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Mary’s Dormition: Why Should We Care?
The event of Mary’s death was the ultimate liturgy.
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Real Presence and Ecumenism
Catholics and Protestants can find much agreement on Real Presence, argues Brett Salkeld – and maybe even about transubstantiation!
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Real Presence and Polarization
Transubstantiation functions as a kind of identity marker, says Brett Salkeld.
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Love’s Labors Lost: The Collect for Thursday after the Fifth Sunday of Easter
Strengths and weaknesses in the present Missal translation
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Ritual land acknowledgements: inculturated justice or ritual overload?
Land acknowledgement is already common in primary Sunday liturgies in Canada.
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Review Essay: The Congregation in a Secular Age
Fr. Michael Plekon reviews The Congregation in a Secular Age, the third installment of Andrew Root’s series titled Ministry in a Secular Age.
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Easter and the Threefold Meaning of “The Body of Christ”
“We stand today on top of the mountain as we celebrate our greatest liturgical feast.”
A theological reflection for Easter day, by Gerard Austin, OP