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Much has been written about various aspects of the liturgical crisis and turmoil the Roman Catholic Church has lived through since Vatican II. It is tempting for some to believe that “all was well” before the Second Vatican Council, even if things were a whole lot better than afterwards. Similarly, thanks to a sort of Jesuitical conception of devotion to the principle of visible authority, it is all too easy for faithful Catholics to deny that the Church’s leaders have ever engaged in colossal blunders in their liturgical leadership.
Reclaiming Our Inheritance after Vatican II: Leadership Lessons From Eastern Catholic History and Liturgyputs these views to rest. While scholars such as Alcuin Reid and Ole Martin Stamnestro have drawn attention to the principles and history of the “Liturgical Movement” of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, debates over the reforms of the Consilium often overlook and ignore the history and magisterial documents on the Catholic Churches of the East.
Written by a Ukrainian Catholic cleric, Fr. Deacon Christopher, who lives and works amidst the human tragedies experienced by those on the front lines of emergency services today, the present work describes the tragedies—liturgical and otherwise—that Eastern Catholics have lived through over the centuries. The author’s awareness of the daily struggles of people, combined with his knowledge of the history, theology, and liturgy of East (and West), support his ability to present a vision of liturgical reform that anyone can learn from.
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Reclaiming Our Inheritance after Vatican II: Leadership Lessons From Eastern Catholic History and Liturgyputs these views to rest. While scholars such as Alcuin Reid and Ole Martin Stamnestro have drawn attention to the principles and history of the “Liturgical Movement” of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, debates over the reforms of the Consilium often overlook and ignore the history and magisterial documents on the Catholic Churches of the East.
Written by a Ukrainian Catholic cleric, Fr. Deacon Christopher, who lives and works amidst the human tragedies experienced by those on the front lines of emergency services today, the present work describes the tragedies—liturgical and otherwise—that Eastern Catholics have lived through over the centuries. The author’s awareness of the daily struggles of people, combined with his knowledge of the history, theology, and liturgy of East (and West), support his ability to present a vision of liturgical reform that anyone can learn from.
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A Defense of Traditional Liturgy from Eastern Catholic Experience and Theology
Sacred liturgy and liturgical arts. Liturgical history and theology. The movements for the Usus Antiquior and Reform of the Reform.
