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Wedding Liturgy Inclusive of Same Sex Couples Approved by Church of Norway
The general synod at the Evangelical-Lutheran church in Trondheim approved a new liturgy of marriage inclusive of same-sex couples.
Read moreTrouble in Charlotte
What would you do, if faced with a similar situation?
Read moreBishop of Rockford Sets a Curb on Use of the Extraordinary Form
Is Bishop Malloy’s letter an abrogation of Summorum Pontificum? Or is it simply an exercise of pastoral governance in his diocese?
Read moreConfirmation, Faith, and Emil Nolde’s “Pentecost”
Sometimes we forget the many languages spoken at Pentecost and expect a common sacramental experience/formula in our pastoral approach to Confirmation. Nolde offers us an artistic corrective.
Read moreCuthbert Johnson, OSB, RIP – UPDATED 1-19
Abbot Emeritus Cuthbert Johnson, a key player in the “translation wars”, has died
Read moreLiturgy: Small is Beautiful
This is an attempt to look again at the too-regularly forgotten value of small, local Christian communities where the pastor IS pastor to the faith community, leads, teaches, and preaches to their actual context.
Read moreLiturgy Lines: Weekday Liturgy
Services of the Word or the Liturgy of the Hours should never be considered as “second rate” alternatives, which we resort to only when a priest is unavailable…
Read moreThe Epiphany Proclamation
I think it is a good thing to be reminded, in the liturgy of Epiphany, how we Christians keep time and attempt to order our lives.
Read moreHappy Solemnity of …
As we complete another year and begin a new one, there are many people to thank. And it’s a time to look back also to our founding.
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