Tag Archives: Vatican II

Five Questions, Plus

Posted on 10 August 2016 by catholicsensibility

My friend Charles and I part company on the value we place on the Rorate Caeli site. I’ll end commentary on the source with that, but offer his five questions here: 1. Since the promulgation of the Pauline Missal (c.1970) … Continue reading →

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On Vatican II

Posted on 4 November 2015 by catholicsensibility

In general response to comments from the past few days, I thought I’d summarize my position on Vatican II and the liturgy with more clarity. This first piece will strike some as negative, and it doesn’t yet really touch on … Continue reading →

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A Council, Full Greatness To Come

Posted on 26 May 2015 by catholicsensibility

Interesting discussion at PrayTell about that conference at Georgetown on Vatican II. Naturally, the h-word makes an appearance. I think the importance of Vatican II has yet to be noted. If it proves to be the spark that brings a … Continue reading →

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Accompaniment and Dialogue: Good Liturgical Principles

Posted on 4 February 2015 by catholicsensibility

The never-ending liturgy wars heat up a bit on PrayTell this week with the post announcing Pope Francis helping in the observance of the fiftieth anniversary of the use of the vernacular in Rome by Pope Paul. Of course, 1965 … Continue reading →

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The Council Goes Silent

Posted on 8 April 2014 by catholicsensibility

Anybody know what happened to that fine effort, Conciliaria? I really enjoyed the historical perspective of the 1960’s, unfolding fifty years after various Catholic events or Catholic interpretations of timely events. The site’s had nothing since last June.

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Ecclesia de Eucharistia 1

Posted on 4 June 2013 by catholicsensibility

In the final years of his papacy, John Paul II penned and promulgated an encyclical letter Ecclesia de Eucharistia. The subtitle “On The Eucharist in its Relationship to the Church” tells us a great deal. We know the basic and essential Catholic value … Continue reading →

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A Page for Sacrosanctum Concilium

Posted on 22 May 2013 by catholicsensibility

Sacrosanctum Concilium has joined the list of pages in the header and on the sidebar. I will be cleaning up the individual posts over the next few days, editing out some extraneous remarks and standardizing the format. Feel free to … Continue reading →

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