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Liturgy in Collegeville: From the Sacristy โ Ciboria
The sub-series โFrom the Sacristyโ gives examples of modern and historical vestments and vessels at Saint Johnโs Abbey. This sub-series is a behind-the-scenes look at liturgy in Collegeville from its founding to today.
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Chrismation and Catholics
Nicholas Denysenko recently did an interview at Eastern Christians Books on his newly released book Chrismation: A Primer for Catholics.
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Interviewing Liturgical Leaders: Kimberly Belcher
“I always want to tell the liturgical professionals in my classes: Do your best and let God make up the difference.”
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Have Sunday School Classes Increased the Number of Unchurched Christians?
There is a need today to engage our children in liturgical and communal worship so that they can be formed in the Christian faith early on. Even early Christians understood this simple principle.
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Liturgy in Collegeville: From the Archives โ Part X
“Most of the discussion centered on the daily conventual Mass. The committee agreed on the following suggestions…”
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Re-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 80
Vatican website translation: 80. The rite for the consecration of virgins at present found in the Roman Pontifical is to be revised. Moreover, a rite of religious profession and renewal of vows shall be drawn up in order to achieve greater unity, sobriety, and dignity. Apart from exceptions in particular law, this rite should be…
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Non Solum: Bodily Imagery in the Liturgy
There are many texts in scripture and in our liturgies which utilize imagery deemed inappropriate by our society today.
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Liturgy in Collegeville: From the Archives โ Part IX
“Father Abbot could raise this question at some future meeting with the Bishop which would deal with St. Johnโs arrangement of the Sunday liturgy. The committee thought that such a meeting would have informative value, but that there should be no question of asking the Bishop for permission to apply the Instructio of 1958, which…
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Pope Francis and the CDW
The Tablet asked me to write a short blog post for them analyzing what the new circular letter on the Ritual Expression of the Gift of Peace at Mass might be telling us about Pope Francis’ impact on the Congregation for Divine Worship.
