Category: Lectionary / Liturgy of Word
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Reading Toward Writing Liturgical Theology
My pastoral-theological wager is that an as yet fully developed contemporary theology of the Easter Season, through examination of lectionary texts and the sacramental rites germane to Easter faith, can help form and invigorate believers’ self-appropriation as mutually responsible members of the body of Christ, priestly people with baptismal missions attuned to their particular life…
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Liturgiam Authenticam 36 on Scripture Translations
Under Benedict XVI, it was still possible to have more than one Scripture translation in use in a given region.
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Proclaiming the Word – in many ways!
Is there ‘a’ right way to proclaim the Scriptures?
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Is the Revised New Jerusalem Bible a Viable Option for a New Lectionary?
Lectionary translation is a tricky business.
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Too Many Words in the Three-Year Lectionary?
Fr. Gelineau has raised a question we best not avoid.
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Lectionary-Based Eucharistic Prayers
Closely tying the sacramental rite to the words of Scripture for the day, these theologically appropriate, pastorally fitting, and linguistically satisfying prayers change the Great Thanksgiving prayer from a lull in the liturgy to a focused, fresh, and engaged moment for the congregation.
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New Resource Site, “Preaching and Worship”
A new ecumenical website with helpful search filters for accessing resources for preaching and preparing liturgies
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Wedding and the Liturgy of the Hours
How a liturgist celebrated his wedding within the Liturgy of the Hours, and why this might be a quite good idea.
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Ars Praedicandi: Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee
JRR Tolkien might have said that we have a fool’s hope: but we confess our faith in the one whose cross is foolishness to the wise and mighty of this world, the one who humbled himself and was exalted by God.