Tag: Inculturation
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Pope Francis: The Zaire Rite, a Model for the Amazon
The Zaire Rite should absolutely be considered a prophetic model for liturgical inculturation. It is perhaps one of the best liturgical gifts given to the Church after Vatican II.
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St Jerome, “Linguistic” Hospitality and Inculturation
When it comes to matters liturgical there is often a danger to read things into the words of Pope Francis. All too often, liturgists of every shade tend to think that Pope Francis agrees with whatever position they themselves hold (this was the point I made here and here during the Synod for the Amazon).…
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Unfamiliar Fishes – Culture – Evangelization
History shows us that human rites and religions get old patterns set very deeply in their bones—which is both a strength and weakness.
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A new conference for Kenyan contemplative nuns
The spirit of the Church is alive and well in these growing African communities.
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Unity and Diversity & Patriarch Maximos IV
The Eastern Rites, and all others non-Roman rites should not be seen as “fringe-groups,” but as shining stars illuminating the ideals of a diverse Universal Church.
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Diversity in Parishes
How do we deeply inculturate the liturgy–an essential task of catholicity–while continuing the task of breaking down barriers and walls, of encountering those who are different?
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The 17th Century Chinese “Biretta”
The Ji-jin is noteworthy for it is one of the first cultural accommodations made by Rome for China.
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Liturgy in Migration: Contemporary Asian American Catholic Liturgical Migration From Tradition-Maintenance to Traditioning
The process of traditioning is based upon the premise that tradition is dynamic and contextual, rather than static. Liturgical traditioning questions simplistic and uncritical reproductions of the past, rejecting attempts at fossilizing or archaizing the present in a state of stasis.
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Inculturation viewed from the other side
Worries about inculturation are often couched in terms of compromising the integrity of the Gospel. A recent case in India raises a correlative issue about compromising the integrity of other religions.