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Once Again: Antiphons or Hymns?
Holy Day Mass for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the abbey yesterday, bookended by the two alternatives we often talk about: Entrance antiphon in the lovely English chant setting of Richard Rice. Congregation sang the free-rhythm antiphon “A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun,” cantors sang the beautiful…
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Gregorian Chant Offerings
Three Gregorian Chant things have come in recently: Ninth Annual National Winter Pastoral Chant Conference at St. Meinrad Archabbey, presented by St. Basil’s School of Gregorian Chant, Jan 22-26, 2018. Presenters are Fr. Columba Kelly OSB, Ray Henderson, and Adam Bartlett. More info here – register now for early discount. Introduction to Chant with Jennifer…
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Divine Grace for the Healing of Bigotry
Regular participation in this liturgy should invite us to see ourselves in the face of the other because of what we have in common – the image and likeness of God.
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A Blessed Assumption/Dormition
August 15 Today, billions of Christians honor the solemnity of the Assumption of Mary. In the Byzantine Church, this feast is known as the Dormition (falling asleep) of the Theotokos. In the middle-Byzantine period, a variety of terms are used to describe the Dormition event, including koimesis, metathesis, metastasis, analepsis, and others. The liturgy of Mary’s…
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Hungarian Bishop for Lifting Mandatory Celibacy
Bishpo Beer indicates in the interview that he plans to take his concern to the Pope.
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Fashion and Vestments
When we lean too far toward the unavoidable reality of liturgical material expressivism—that vestments, drapes, etc. represent someone’s preferences—we can lose the larger theological reality that 1) they shape us and 2) they direct us outside of ourselves.
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The Anamnetic Power of Clothing at Asian Youth Day
2000+ youth and young adults gathered in Yogyakarta, Indonesia last week to celebrate Asian Youth Day. This year’s theme is “Joyful Asian Youth! Living the Gospel in Multicultural Asia.”
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Hymnology as Cultural Studies
There is an important discussion going on in the Internationale Arbeitsgemeinshaft für Hymnologie on the proper location and scope of the field of hymnology.
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