Month: July 2012
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Holy Communion and Celiac Disease
What resources are available for parishioners who need low-gluten hosts?
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Clothed in the spirit – Clergy stoles taking expressive forms
Mary Jacobs of the United Methodist Reporter reports on the “varied, colorful, elaborate and often symbolically or personally significant” stoles being worn by United Methodist clergy these days.
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James MacMillan and the Musical Modes of Mary and the Cross
Presented by Sacred Music at Notre Dame and the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, a festival conference for “debate around the issues of composing and performing sacred music today,” at the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN.
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This Week’s Discussion Question: Should People Dress Up for Church?
Does it matter what people wear to church? Is the move to casual Sunday dress an important – or problematic – cultural shift?
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How Do You Solve the Problem of Translation?
“Just stick with et cum spiritu tuo.”
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Olympic Liturgy!
by Pádraig McCarthy The opening ceremony of the London Olympics was striking for its liturgical rites and allusions.
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“Reform of the Reform” Scholar Leaves Vatican
Nothing is known about the reason for Uwe Michael Lang’s departure. As his call to Rome was heartily greeted by traditionalist circles, his return to London has been met with regret.
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New Catholic liturgy receives mixed reviews
When a recent prayer spoke of abasement, many heard a basement.
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Salzburg to Lincoln Center, Spirituality Is On the Program
From the New York Times: Spirituality is infusing classical music programming, from a special festival in Salzburg, Austria, to Lincoln Center’s White Light Festival.