Category: Amen Corner
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Development of the Missa Terra Spiritus Sancti – Mass of the Land of the Holy Spirit Part II
CARMEL PILCHER — Celebrating the Missa Kimberley left a lasting impression and led me to research the origins of this distinctly Aboriginal style Eucharist that at the time I knew nothing about.
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Development of the Missa Terra Spiritus Sancti – Mass of the Land of the Holy Spirit
CARMEL PILCHER — Fr. Kevin McKelson was conscious that the government of the day required him to “civilize the natives,” while his task as church leader was to “convert” them to the faith. But how could he do either of these without violating the local culture?
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Amen Corner: War
NICHOLAS DENYSENKO — Christians have every reason to invest entirely in fervent prayer for the end of war and its humanitarian catastrophe.
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Amen Corner: Is Liturgy Simply “a Given” in a Synodal Church?
CARMEL PILCHER — “A comprehensive liturgical renewal—one that includes all the baptized, the Body of Christ—is urgent.”
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Amen Corner: Walking Alone
NICHOLAS DENYSENKO — “The one obstacle that is a struggle is silence. It is deafening.”
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Amen Corner: Orthodoxy’s Kryptonite
With the approach of Orthodox Pascha, Pray Tell’s Nicholas Denysenko offers pointed words on the relationship between Orthodoxy and the ongoing war in Ukraine in this quarter’s Amen Corner.
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Amen Corner: A Different Checklist
As preparations for the Paschal Triduum intenstify, Genevieve Glen, OSB, reminds us of liturgy’s ultimate goals in this quarter’s Amen Corner.
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Amen Corner: The Fijian Meal Tradition
Could aspects of Fijian cultural meals be incorporated into the church’s eucharistic tradition?
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Amen Corner: The Pandemic Push for Inculturation
Carmel Pilcher, RSJ, offers this quarter’s Amen Corner.