Fabric artists, the Church needs you!
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Fabric artists, the Church needs you!
Read moreWhen we lean too far toward the unavoidable reality of liturgical material expressivism—that vestments, drapes, etc. represent someone’s preferences—we can lose the larger theological reality that 1) they shape us and 2) they direct us outside of ourselves.
Read more“The Argentine soon made it clear that he had no appetite for the creeping traditionalism and pomp of church power that had begun under his predecessor.”
Read moreI see that the altar servers aren’t vested at Pope Francis’ daily Mass at the Guesthouse.
Read moreThe pope evinces little preoccupation for externals.
Read morePope St. Pius V, pray for us.
Read more“Especially within the Vatican, there are surely many who inwardly regret the clear signs that informality will be the rule in this pontificate. After all, honors and decorations are among the few worldly rewards legitimately available to those in the hierarchy.”
Read moreA model drawn from social anthropology can shed light on the differences in papal vesture.
Read moreMore from the “Pope of Chaos.”
Read morePope Francis is sweeping away trappings of court ceremonial left and right.
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