Category: Church Reform
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Book Review: An Ecumenical Priesthood
“Rinderknecht has done us all a great service here both in his lucid translation and thoughtful commentary. This is a little sign of ecumenical spring.”
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From the Wires: Traditionalist Flights of Fancy
“It’s long past time that Catholics of all stripes came together to work through the issues that divide us. But it will never happen without a dose of realism.”
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Irish Synod on Liturgy
Earlier this week the Irish Bishops’ Conference published the Synthesis of the Consultation in Ireland for the Diocesan Stage of the Universal Synod. There is a section in this document on the liturgy. Here is what it says: There is a sense that funerals and special occasions are celebrated extremely well, but there is a…
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Brief Book Review: Reclaiming Vatican II
A young priest strives for a centrist reading
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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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I Want to Speak with the Manager: A Conversation with Archbishop Roche
Christopher Lamb of The Tablet speaks with the Prefect of the CDW.
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Instituted Ministries Celebrated Today: A First for Women
Today Pope Francis celebrated the institution of lectors; for the first time, women were among them. He also celebrated the institution of catechists.
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The Reformed Rites: Discerning the Lex Orandi
What is the lex orandi of the reformed liturgy, and why is it important that we understand it?