Tag: liturgy
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Corporation Christi
I found myself wondering why it seems that so many non-ecclesial institutions grasp evangelization and ritual better than the Church often does.
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On Human Formation and Body Language in Liturgy
The liturgy is replete with signs, symbols, and gestures meant to indicate particular things. However, at a fundamental human level, body language also speaks.
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A Timely Tract…on Social Injustices
Can you think of a social issue which hasn’t been trussed into silence by strangles of red and blue?
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When Do We Worship?
If we sometimes wonder why people find mass boring, perhaps the answer has something to do with how well our liturgical space and action evoke a natural sense of worship and true adoration of God.
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King Jesus Is a-Listenin’
Time and space are hallmarks in African American worship. The people gather to receive the Word and Sacrament. Movement from Khronos time (human time) to Kyros time (God time) occurs.
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#liturgyandjusticepart2
It is our acting and working together in our liturgical prayer that ought to be mirrored in our acting and working together for justice.
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#liturgyandjusticepart1
We need to remember that the fourth and final action of the eucharistic celebration is mission. When we do so, we may find our work reflected in and enriched by our liturgical prayer. Thus the dialogue between life and liturgy can bear fruit for the reign of God.
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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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Mercy is the Problem
During my undergraduate days at The Catholic University of America, I was very fortunate to take an upper level christology course, “Jesus as the Christ,” from William Loewe, ordinary professor of historical and systematic theology. The course has stayed with me all these years since, even into my own doctoral studies. In one of the…