Author: James Hadley, OblSB
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Funeral Liturgies of the British Monarchy: The death of Queen Elizabeth one year on
The Society for Liturgical Study is delighted to host a one-day Study Day on Saturday, 9 September 2023 (9.30am–3pm, followed by Evensong). One year after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, this special Study Day offers a timely opportunity to reflect on the liturgies used to mark this momentous occasion. The Study Day will include…
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Assessing the bishops’ prayers for blessing
As expected, on Friday January 20, the College of Bishops of the Church of England released Prayers of Love and Faith along with a larger report on the Living in Love and Faith process and an apology to the LGBTQ+ community on behalf of the church. In the apology the bishops confess, “We have not…
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The bishops have decided. Or have they?
On Tuesday, 17 January, the College of Bishops of the Church of England concluded their final consultation regarding Living in Love and Faith. Began six years ago, the ‘Living in Love and Faith Process’, LLF as it has become known, was a church-wide consultation and learning-experience aimed at reviewing the Church of England’s views on…
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Welby steadies the Compass Rose – while Koch warns of an ecumenical emergency.
The 15th Lambeth Conference, entitled God’s church for God’s world, drew to a close on August 7th with the celebration of the Eucharist at Canterbury Cathedral. The conference drew approximately 650 Anglican bishops representing 165 countries. Something like a mini-Ecumenical Council or a Synod — both of which it is not — The Lambeth Conference…
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Liturgy in a Time of War – SLS Online Symposium 2022
Call for papers… The Society for Liturgical Study is delighted to host a one-day online symposium on Saturday, 17 September 2022. The Very Revd Mark Morozowich, Dean and Associate Professor of Liturgical Studies/Sacramental Theology at the Catholic University of America will deliver the key note address on Liturgy in a Time of War. The symposium…
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The new Prefect of Divine Liturgy and Sacraments speaks.
In a a wide-ranging interview with Vatican News interview Cardinal-elect Arthur Roche, the new prefect of the DDWDS, discusses, among other issues, the lack of ‘religiosity’ surrounding Sundays in the West. The interview lead-in speaks of the “beauty” of the liturgy – though the topic is never addressed in the interview, at least explicitly. The…
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Pope Francis to Sicilian clerics: Take off your grandmother’s lace.
In an audience with bishops and priests of Sicily on 9 June 2022, Pope Francis told the clerics to stop wearing their “grandmother’s lace”, saying he had “seen the photos”. The Vatican Bollettino – An English language rundown and commentary on CRUX. Living in Palermo I must say that the charge seems a bit overwrought.…
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New Papal MC Announced
From Vatican News: [edited for clarity from the Italian by James Hadley] Pope appoints new Master of Pontifical Liturgical Ceremonies Pope Francis appoints Msgr Diego Ravelli as new Master of Pontifical Liturgical Ceremonies. By Vatican News staff writer The Holy Father has appointed the Most Reverend Diego Giovanni Ravelli as Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations…
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RC German synodal meeting supports blessing of same-sex partnerships
As reported in the WallStreet Journal: At a meeting in Frankfurt, German church leaders voted 168 to 28, with five abstentions, to adopt a draft statement on sexuality that includes a resolution saying that “same-sex partnerships who want to take the risk of an unbreakable common life…should be able to see themselves placed under the…