Author: Fritz Bauerschmidt
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St. Joseph in the Eucharistic Prayer
A reference to St Joseph will be permanently included in most Eucharistic Prayers in the Latin Rite.
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How Pope Francis Made Liturgy Boring Again (And Why That’s a Good Thing)
After the initial whiplash effect of the change in liturgical style from Benedict to Francis, what is interesting about Francis’s liturgical choices is how thoroughly uninteresting they are.
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Pope Francis and the perils of the premature victory dance
The time has not yet come for a progressive celebration of victory. It probably should never come.
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Rethinking the Prayer of the Faithful
Why is the prayer of the faithful sometimes a sublime moment and at other times banal at best and cringe-inducing at worst?
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Scenes from the first Papal Mass of Francis
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Pope Francis
Well, that was a surprise.
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Underground Liturgy in China: two questions
CNN has this story on a priest in China’s underground Church. There is a lot of footage of the liturgy, which seems quite interesting and raises two questions.
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Baptismal practice and theology in 13th-century Italy
The 2013 Aquinas Lecture at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, given by Augustine Thompson, O.P., is a fascinating presentation of the baptismal theology and practice in Northern Italy in the 13th century.
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A New Pope: All hail Tri-Felge Putinard!
It’s amazing what a difference a new soundtrack makes.