Author: Michael Wurtz, CSC
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“Universae ecclesiae”: some observations…
The effect Summorum Pontificum has had on the Church should not be underestimated (nor overestimated, I suppose, by some). The theological and ritual tensions that would naturally arise with the coexistence of two forms of the one Roman rite will not dissipate because of this instruction. But we can hope that greater clarity of SP…
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“Universae ecclesiae” to be released…
And so, on May 13, 2011 the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” will release a document…
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St. Ambrose and the White Robed Army
“I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the witness they bore to the word of God.”
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Parsch’s New Year
Parsch writes, “What we read as past history and what we await as future hope merge into a holy now and a holy today in the Mass” (pg 5).
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Summer “What We’ve Been Reading” Wednesday
One upshot to studying in Europe is that the academic year does not begin until about mid-October and so my time for summer reading is vastly extended – so much so that it is also fall reading. Here are some titles on my list.
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Pro Ecclesia…
Here is a sample of the difference(s) found in the upcoming English translation of the 2002 Missale Romanum as compared to English translation of the the MR1975. This Collect is taken from “For the Church” series A.