Month: February 2012
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Why Ash Wednesday belongs out of the church and out on the street
This year, I will be joining many Episcopal priests in taking the public witness of Ash Wednesday one step further. On Wednesday, my colleague Catherine Caimano and I will put on cassocks and surplices, and go to a corner near Duke University Hospital with small containers of ashes and copies of a litany of repentance…
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A prayer for the liturgical professional on Ash Wednesday
God, lover of all humanity, with single-minded fervour you pursue sinners throughout history. Forgive my doubts and restore to me the joy of my vocation…
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German-speaking priests mobilize against the “Appeal to Disobedience”
As a whole, the impression is given that the bishops are afraid to speak clearly and would rather look on as the Pope is undercut in his authority as pastor of the universal Church.
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How to keep the young people away
3. Refit traditional services with guitars and muffins, but change nothing else. 6.Use the phrase “does not condone” as much as possible.
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Who can repent on Ash Wednesday?
“The Church does not recognize the child’s ability deliberately to commit sin that is in need of repentance until the age of ‘reason’ (age 7).”
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About Lent
Lent is almost upon us. Are you ready?
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Hymn of the Day for Lent 1B
For some time now, I have been working on a project of creating a hymn text reflecting the readings assigned for each Sunday and Solemnity in the Roman Catholic 3-year Sunday lectionary.
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“Cathedral” or “Monastic?” (or: Of Studies, Liturgical, Part V)
Comprehensive exams are just around the corner! In the next few weeks, I’ll be wrapping up my reading, and posting the remaining topics for your perusal.
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Mistakes or “liturgical abuses”?
How do we know when the liturgy is … well, wrong? And what should we do about it?