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Category Archives: Liturgy
Good Friday Moments
During the Passion reading, this verse rang loudly against too much of the news these days: “If he were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.” – John 18:30 And the saddest thing I’ve ever … Continue reading
Asking for Better Homilies: A How-To Guide
Some of us were dismayed and disappointed at the preaching we heard this weekend, which expounded on the Beatitudes without making even a veiled reference to the Muslim ban (aka executive order prohibiting entry to citizens from seven majority-Muslim countries, … Continue reading
Hear the Text, but Hear it Slant: Liturgy Notes
1. Beatitudes (Mt 5:1-12) What if this isn’t a list of instructions? What if it’s a list of who you should suck up to? ie, a list of the really important people. What if it’s Jesus doing here what he … Continue reading
Reflecting on “Flow and the Christian Experience of Time”
Lexi Eikelboom’s interesting blog post on Flow and the Christian Experience of Time (Module 1, Class of The Rhythmic Theology Project) defines “flow” as Flow is a perfect state of concentration without struggle. In flow, one is working on something … Continue reading
Random musings after mass on this Feast of the Assumption
It’s not a holy day of obligation in my diocese, but because I had taken the day off work, I went to the noon mass today, which had about 4 times the usual number of attendees. There was a lily-ish … Continue reading
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Tagged hagar, mary, st elizabeth
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Stations of the Cross
So I finally got to Stations of the Cross last night – I’ve been wanting to get to them since I was writing my thesis last year and realized that is was a devotional practice that could foster empathy. As … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Liturgy, Roundup, Sacred art & architecture
Tagged devotions, lent, liturgy report
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Reflecting on the (Altar) Rail: Catholic communicants and the changes of Vatican II
I had an interesting conversation on Twitter the other day during which the topic of the communion rail came up. James wondered why Catholics eliminated the communion rail when it was “non-controversial” among Lutherans and Episcopalians. I claim no particular … Continue reading
Reflections: Ad Orientem, Versus Populum, In Persona Christi, In Persona Ecclesiae
I came across a quote recently that said something like this: Versus populum is the clericalised, [human]-centred orientation. Ad orientem focuses on God & [God’s] gift. What struck me about this sentiment is that it centers the agency, perspective, and … Continue reading
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Thoughts on the Sign of Peace and the Sacrifice (and Supper) of the Mass
When I was in college, I often went to daily mass — it was easy, because the chapel faced the quad where many of my classes were. There were usually 5-10 of us there, including both chaplains. In those days, … Continue reading
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Tagged joy, lamb of god, missal, reverence, sign of peace, vatican
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I went to a wedding today!
I didn’t know I was going to a wedding: I left the house today to attend the noon mass, as usual. But when I got there, I found that the church was awash in wedding preparation: not that the noon … Continue reading
Gaudete Theology 