Tag: Fr. Mark Francis CSV
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Mark Francis on the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy
The reform of the liturgy set in motion by the first document of the Second Vatican Council, Sacrosanctum Concilium, was a harbinger of the renewal announced by later documents of the Council especially those that explored the nature and mission of the Church, the place of the Bible in Christian life, ecumenism and evangelization. This…
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Summer “What We’re Reading” Wednesday
My summer reading is rather eclectic for 2010. I am finishing three non fiction books: Eamon Duffy’s re-reading of the historical record of the reign of “Bloody Mary: Fires of Faith Catholic England under Mary Tudor. I have also begun James P. McCartin’s Prayers of the Faithful: The Shifting Spiritual Life of American Catholics.
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Ladislas Orsy’s new book, Receiving the Council: Theological and Canonical Insights and Debates
It will come as no surprise to readers familiar with Orsy’s writings that he offers a mixed assessment of recent papal and curial documents that deal with matters of ecclesiastical law and structure.