{"id":70918,"date":"2026-06-23T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=70918"},"modified":"2026-06-22T10:54:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:54:45","slug":"podcasts-acus-speaking-of-liturgy-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/23\/podcasts-acus-speaking-of-liturgy-42\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcasts: ACU\u2019s Speaking of Liturgy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>By Staff, June 23, 202<\/em>6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Pray Tell&nbsp;<\/em>is pleased to present&nbsp;<em>Gestures&nbsp;at Mass: Signs of Unity or of Private Inclination?<\/em>, the latest episode from the Australian Catholic University Centre for Liturgy\u2019s podcast series,&nbsp;<em>Speaking of Liturgy<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fr. Dennis Smolarski SJ<\/strong> describes how gestures flow from the liturgy are best when guided by the Church\u2019s teachings on the Mass rather than the imitation of others. He invites us to consider adopting gestures that express the common worship of the community of faith, rather than an individual\u2019s personal preference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The podcast can be accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/eas\/pb-bxhaj-1ad09e9\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rev Dr Dennis C. Smolarski, SJ,<\/strong>&nbsp;received MDiv. and STM degrees from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley and holds a PhD in computer science. He is currently on the faculty at Santa Clara University in California. Father Smolarski has had a long-time interest in Western and Eastern rite liturgy and worship, and&nbsp;possesses an indult to celebrate the liturgy also in the Byzantine rite. He is the author of several books on liturgy, including&nbsp;<em>Q&amp;A: The Mass<\/em>&nbsp;(Liturgy Training Publications, 2002) and&nbsp;<em>How&nbsp;<\/em>Not<em>&nbsp;to Say Mass: A Guidebook on Liturgical Principles and the Roman Missal<\/em>, rev. ed. (Paulist Press, 2003).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STAFF &#8212; Fr. 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