“What is worrying, though, is the risk of the ideologization of the Vetus Ordo [old Mass], its exploitation.” – Pope Francis
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Ecclesiological and Liturgical Disjunctures
We as a Church must constantly think through how even the smallest details of our liturgies project a specific ecclesiology. Then we must gauge whether the ecclesiology being articulated is congruous with the Church’s self-understanding. Those practices, no matter how small, which are incompatible with the Church’s broader self-understanding should cease.
Read morePray Tell visits with Timothy Radcliffe, OP
“Pope Benedict’s emphasis on beauty in liturgy was wonderful and to be welcomed. It is true that the return of some forms of vestment, the red shoes, and some curious hats did put people off! They certainly did not turn me on!”
Read moreWhat active role does the assembly take in the Tridentine Mass?
Do the laity play an active role in the Tridentine Mass? In High Masses, the rubrics anticipate that the assembly will be present, though this is not required. But — in an exterior sense at least — they don’t say or do very much.
Read moreChanging the conversation: five assertions
Discussion about the new translation of the Roman Missal has become sterile. If we are to learn anything, we need a different conversation. Here are five assertions that might help move toward that.
Read moreModels for the Emerging Church: Promises and Threats
I recently scheduled Mass in Latin for students at the college where I teach…One of the most rigorously orthodox of our students said sweetly, succinctly, and accurately the morning after: “It was nice to be in touch with our tradition and to experience the Mass as did our grandparents, but there was a layer of meaning entirely absent.”
Read moreSeminarians to learn Latin and the old Mass?
The Vatican will soon direct bishops around the world to ensure that all seminarians are taught Latin and, even more importantly, that they are trained to celebrate the Tridentine Mass.
Read moreDesire for Old Mass or not? Why?
The greatest interest and the most requests for the old Mass are found in Europe, in the United States of America, and also in Australia. Much less in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
Read moreAugé and Ratzinger
Here is an interesting exchange on the Vatican II liturgical reforms between Fr. Matias Auge CMF and then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.
Read moreConfessions of a Cross-Prayer
Yes, I admit it. I have gone to the “other” side. I travel 100 miles each week to attend a Tridentine Mass, and it has rejuvenated my spiritual life and my hope for the future. So how do I explain this rebellious and irrational behavior?
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