Category: Liturgical Movement
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Degrees of Active Participation in the Liturgy
Unofficial popular liturgies of wandering and veneration are permanent fixtures of Christian urban liturgy.
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Glimpses of Liturgical Renewal in Russia
Similar to the voices of the Liturgical Movement in the West, the Bishops of the Russian Church in the early 20th century were concerned with the participation of the faithful in liturgy. As one bishop wrote, “…the faithful must participate in it directly, consciously, and actively.”
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An Altar by any Other Name
Multivalent liturgy requires multivalent art and architecture.
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Something Old, Something New: The Use of Sarum
What can a late medieval inculturation of the Roman Rite offer us today? Plenty! The Sarum Use is a rich collection of music and ritual that particularly reminds us of the importance of moving – processions and stations marking our journey as a pilgrim church into the heart of God.
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Continuing the Work of Eucharistic Renewal
Real liturgical reform: Offering the Eucharist as healing for the life of the world
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By what measure?
By what metric do we measure a liturgical reform?
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The Myth of Noble Simplicity
Liturgical clarity does not mean artistic simplicity.
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East Meets West in Liturgy
The reform of the liturgy after Vatican II is also debated within some Orthodox circles.
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When did the rupture first take place?
A question for those who hold that the Mass as most Catholics know it represents an ‘irreformable rupture’: when did the rupture first take place?