Category: Pope Benedict XVI
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It’s All About Vatican II!
STAFF — Tune into a live lecture by Fr. Anthony Ruff, O.S.B. on liturgical renewal after Benedict XVI and Pope Francis!
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Society for Catholic Liturgy Conference on “The Spirit of the Liturgy: The Liturgical Legacy of Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI”
JAMES BRADLEY — The 2025 Annual Conference of the Society for Catholic Liturgy will seek to examine the contribution of Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI to the Church’s understanding and celebration of the sacred liturgy.
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The Importance of the Heart
NATHANIEL MARX — Symbolism is the heart of Pope Francis’s teaching about the heart in Dilexit Nos.
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An Anglican Reflects on Pope Benedict XVI
May I say such a prayer when I come to my dark door.
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Homage to Benedict XVI
Requiescat in pace Benedictus!
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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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One Flock, Walking Together
“When I join a communion procession, do I engage in this action as though I were a customer in line at a supermarket or an amusement park?”
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Is the Confiteor an obligatory part of Mass?
The Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI published a letter earlier this week regarding the report on abuse in the Archdiocese of Munich-Freising. This post will not deal with the important issue of abuse in the Church, but, given that this is a liturgical blog, I would like to comment on a liturgical assumption that seems to…
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Two Views on Liturgical Reform: Joseph Shaw (Latin Mass Society) and Anthony Ruff (Pray Tell)
Shaw and Ruff respond to nine questions on liturgical reform and Traditionis custodes.