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Viewpoint: The Key to “Good” Liturgy is Good Pastoral Ministry
The fundamental problem here is that too much is being asked of the liturgy. The Church is expected to yield up all its riches on Sunday morning, and disappointment occurs when this does not occur and the liturgy collapses under the weight.
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The Catholic Church: Is It a Ship without a Rudder?
Pope Francis has opted to operate from a paradigm that many of the current bishops, appointed by John Paul II and Benedict XVI, are not used to working from. For Francis, communal discernment is at the heart of deciding on a way forward.
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Non solum: Is Our Worship Too Extroverted?
Introverts withdraw in crowds. Small talk stresses them out. When surrounded by people, they locate themselves close to an exit. They don’t take on the mood of their environment like extraverts do.
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ICEL Calls For All-Meme Missal Translation For Youth Masses
Such meme-characters as “Bad Luck Brian,” “The Most Interesting Man in the World,” and “Skeptical Black Kid,” the new mouthpieces of the Roman Liturgy, would be projected on the bare walls of churches behind the altar.
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“What We’re Reading”
Ever since the University of St. Thomas kindly gave me a new assignment as Artist in Residence and Research Fellow in Catholic Studies, I have been able to read more widely rather than finding written resources for my courses. The following books should give you a sense of the freedom this new assignment has given…
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Religious Practice in Latin America
69% of former Catholics say they left because they enjoy the style of worship at their new church.
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St. Louis Jesuits, British Boy Choirs, Lutherans, Mozart, and Lexus Autos
Mozart?? Ouch.
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Viewpoint: Church Needs New Language in Explaining Its Teaching on Sexuality
What may we expect when the Synod of Bishops reconvenes in 2015? I expect the emergence of a unified consensus on the issues of the Synod that just ended. While there will be no doctrinal changes, there will hopefully emerge positive strategies for dealing pastorally with difficult issues regarding marriage and sexuality.
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“What We’re Reading”
In the midst of the birth of a new Mass setting, an interdiocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes, and heaven-knows-what-else, I have managed to read a number of books.
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