By all means, let us look again at power and authority in the Church, and consider ways to reform its use and avoid abuses. But not by relinquishing the real strength of our tradition, which holds Eucharist as central.
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Faithfully Listening to the Assembly of the Faithful
Last March, I wrote that I’d like to see the conclave elect a pope who loves being part of great conversations. With the call from Pope Francis to the church to talk about how the Church relates to families, I think I got what I prayed for — and his questionnaire is filled with liturgical issues for us to wrestle with.
Read moreThe Order of Mass for the Ordinariates
“The Order of Mass For Use by the Ordinariates Established under the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum coetibus,” approved by the Holy See, will make its debut on October 10. Here’s a sneak preview of the liturgical text.
Read moreDecibels and Distraction
Why is Mass loud in some churches? A question to PTB readers about their perception of sound and amplification in churches.
Read moreSunday
If we lose Sunday, we lose much more than we realize.
Read moreThe Boston Bombings and the Body of Christ
The UK Jesuit online magazine, Thinking Faith, asked me if I had any thoughts on the Boston bombings, seeing as I was more or less on the spot. In the end what emerged was a reflection about Corpus Christi. But it turned out as something of a rumination on the idea of real, sacramental presence too.
Read moreEucharist and Reconciliation
Jerry Galipeau reflects on “one of the most challenging aspects of Eucharist.”
Read more… and gave it to his friends …?
Why do some priests substitute “friends” for “disciples” in the institution narrative of eucharistic prayers? A philological investigation of this phenomenon.
Read moreThirteenth-Century Development of Corpus Christi (or: Of Studies, Liturgical, Part IV)
Another topic from the author’s Ph.D. candidacy examinations preparation.
Read moreByzantine Commentaries on the Eucharist (or: Of Studies, Liturgical, Part III)
This post continues our occasional romp through Fr. Unterseher’s Ph.D. comprehensive examination topics, with a look at the historic mystagogical and allegorical commentaries on the Byzantine Rite Divine Liturgy.
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