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Category Archives: on Liturgy
The Sacramental Presence, a peregrination in seven parts
i Scripture The ancient church undoubtedly believed the bread and wine shared in memory of Christ’s life and death were indeed the body and blood of Jesus Christ. The earliest record, that of the apostle Paul to the church in … Continue reading
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Pastor or Ritualist
a summation of arguments past in part excerpted from a letter to JT, October 2022 Regarding the distinction between being a pastor and being a ritualist, my lucubration on the topic brought forth Psychotherapeutic Drama: rebranding ritual (January 2021). I … Continue reading
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on Preaching: an excoriation and exhortation
Preaching in the sacred liturgies of the church is a sacred task: to break open, to reveal, the meaning of the sacred symbol-words, and to encourage, to inspire, their embrace. It is not the time to exercise ego. Indeed, as … Continue reading
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Psychotherapeutic Drama: rebranding ritual
Preamble Does ritual need to be rebranded? No, and Yes. It does not require a new name, but it does require a new understanding by them in the sanctuary, chancel, and pew, and by them that wag their heads and … Continue reading
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Concrete Grace
Aristotle’s epistemology, and by extension that of his disciples, particularly Aquinas, is a wonderment of detail. It provides us a theoretical landscape that moves from the receptivity for sensation to the actualization of the concept. It might be compared to … Continue reading
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on Death, its disposition in cult and culture
We have a problem. Western Christendom and Western society have both become averse to mourning when someone dies. We think we ought to not, publicly at least, cry, weep, sob, or otherwise express the depths of sorrow and pain experienced … Continue reading
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on Forbidden Carols, a response to the question “How can I sing it when I don’t believe it?”
I know several people who love Christmas and all the carols of the season. They are, however, continuously censoring themselves whenever its music fills their hearts. They feel hypocritical chanting away about virgins giving birth, the Font of All Being … Continue reading
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