Between the founding editor of First Things, Fr. Richard John Neuhaus, and the current senior editor, Matthew Schmitz, a great gap is fixed when it comes to liturgy.
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Category: Reform of the Reform
Misal Romano: A Tale of Two Translations
“Whatever the reason, the 2014 Misal Romano of the Conferencia del Episcopado Méxicano has achieved much of what critics feel the English translation lacks.”
Read moreSteps Toward Extraordinary Form-Ordinary Form Rapprochement?
Dwight Longenecker attempts to remedy the imbalance in Cardinal Sarah’s call for more cross-pollination.
Read moreFollow-up: Is Summorum Pontificum Divisive?
The very term “traditionalism” is fundamentally modern.
Read moreCardinal Sarah Again Advocates “Reform of the Reform”
“While I appreciate the cardinals’ love for the liturgy and his good intentions, I think that his reasoning is not without some ambiguities.”
Read moreIs Summorum Pontificum Divisive?
On the danger of divisions in the Church because of wider use of the unreformed pre-Vatican II liturgy, Bergoglio was of a different mind than Pope Benedict.
Read moreOf Awkward Chalices and Liturgical Reform
Why are old chalices so hard to use for administering communion? What does this tell us about the reformed liturgy and its relation to our liturgical past?
Read moreBishop Callahan on Ad orientem
“I have shown my support for this practice as well as a deep concern that it be implemented appropriately and after proper consultation with the leadership of a parish, after truly hearing and respecting the People of God…”
Read morePentin on Francis on Liturgy
A “revolution in full swing”?
Read moreLincoln: Ad Orientem Masses Encouraged during Advent
Today, at a time when it is easy to forget that Christ is coming—and easy to be complacent in our spiritual lives and in the work of evangelization…
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