Archbishop Piero Marini spoke to the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions in Erie, PA this past week.
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A New Hard-bound Hymnal on the Horizon for WLP
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Read moreEucharist and Reconciliation
Jerry Galipeau reflects on “one of the most challenging aspects of Eucharist.”
Read moreNew Catholic liturgy receives mixed reviews
When a recent prayer spoke of abasement, many heard a basement.
Read moreChant may gain traction under new missal, but hymnody’s place secure
By Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service
“When the church uses ‘chant’ in the General Instruction, Father Hilgartner told Catholic News Service, it is “really talking about what texts are sung, not the musical form.”
Compassion and disappointment
by Jerry Galipeau
“We are here to serve the singing and praying Church. But the Church that we are committed to serve—at least institutionally—is operating in ways that are unlike the past.”
Challenges and Questions
Now comes the challenge of trying to explain to people the mysterious moves of the past few months. Those who were on the fence, ready to give up on the Church, will only be more incensed by these latest moves. Those who have been champions of the principles espoused in Liturgiam Authenticam are now scratching their heads…
Read more“A sense of demoralization” at GSGP
When the Vatican rejected the ICEL translation, I saw the joy and sparkle dim in his eyes.
Read moreTranslation roundup
It’s been a long road, folks, and we’re not there yet. 17 years on one revised translation, all for naught, then some ten years on this translation which perhaps isn’t yet finalized.
Read moreFrustration abounds
What Cardinal Arinze wrote in 2008 was, and I hesitate to say this because of my love of and fidelity to the Church, simply a lie.
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