Tag: Fr. John O’Malley SJ
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Misdirections: Ten Sure-Fire Ways to Mix Up the Teachings of Vatican II
“Of course, astute readers will see that this is just a sneaky way of making positive points.” – John O’Malley, SJ
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O’Malley on V2 in NYT
The post-Vatican II church was not a different church. But if you take the long view, it seems to me incontestable that the turn was big, even if failures in implementation have made it less big in certain areas than the council intended.
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Cardinal Koch on liturgical renewal
In Koch’s view, the readmission of the celebration of Mass in the preconciliar form is “only the first step,” but “the time is not yet ripe” for further steps. Rome can take further actions only when there is readiness among Catholics to consider new forms of liturgy “in service of the Church.”
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Sacrosanctum Concilium at 47: John O’Malley video
Fr. John O’Malley, SJ, author of “What Happened at Vatican II,” spoke at Vanderbilt University on the topic. This video gives an excellent context for the liturgy constitution.
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The Spirit of Vatican II
Fr. O’Malley’s analysis of the genre, form, and content of the documents of Vatican II poses a formidable challenge to the ‘hermeneutic of continuity’ view. The ‘hermeneutic of continuity’ folks will have to demonstrate that they are reading the entirety of the Council, not just a few favored passages taken out of context.
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O’Malley, What Happened at Vatican II
“The Discussion of the Liturgy” from What Happened at Vatican II by John W. O’Malley.