“I think it is important to remember that liturgical participation in the Church’s rituals cannot capture the kingdom/reign of God, but can point to it and in some ways embody it. I think it is important that just as Brecht wanted his spectators not to achieve a cathartic release by submerging their critical and reflective thinking in identifying with the characters, so I believe those who participate fully, consciously and actively in the liturgy do so not to escape from reality but to encounter reality as envisioned in the kingdom/reign of God and leave the liturgy empowered by the Spirit to assist in the transformation of the world.”
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Interview with Michael Joncas about “On Eagle’s Wings”
Dela Cruz from Catholic News Service recently did an interview with Fr. Michael Joncas about his very popular song “On Eagle’s Wings.”
Read moreHymn Society in Richmond, VA
Theme this year is “Tree of Life and Love: The Blossoming of Song since Vatican II.”
Read moreJeffrey Tucker on “Five Ways to Ruin the Mass”
I believe that this article is worthy of our thoughtful (not splenetic) discussion.
Read moreMore about SC 24, Sacred Scripture, and the Lectionaries
All readers of this blog are grateful to Father Joncas for his series on re-reading of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy [SC]. But do
Read moreAmerica on the new translation
“Can we talk about a new edition of the Missal, not someday, but soon? (A costly question, for sure, but something tells me that many a priest would gladly help foot the bill.) Can we keep talking, not letting weariness with the whole business or indifference or fear of reprisals prevent us from talking and listening to each other?” – Fr. Michael Ryan
Read moreJ. Michael Joncas wins 2012 Sophia Award
The Sophia Award is one of the highest honors WTU grants to a scholar whose work defines national excellence in theological scholarship contributing to the ministry of the Catholic Church. There is a lecture and reception, open to the public, accompanying the award.
Read moreNew and Revised Mass Settings I’m Considering UPDATED 7/7
We’ll be needing lots of Mass settings at the abbey.
Read moreConference: Implementing the New Missal: Anxiety, Renewal, Opportunity
Come to Saint John’s this June for CCMLA: Implementing the New Missal: Anxiety, Renewal, Opportunity.
Read more“A Meeting in a Hillside Home”
The fourth and final hymn text I’ve chosen for the final week of Advent is one I wrote last year for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Cycle C. The text is a meditation on the Visitation of Mary and Elizabeth, as would be appropriate for the final days of Advent when the Church invites us to ponder the events immediately impinging upon the birth of Jesus.
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