More on Shawshank Redemption and the Liturgy

Joseph Shaw, of the UK’s Latin Mass Society, builds off of my post on Shawshank Redemption and the Liturgy,  in a post of his own, noting: The blogger at ‘Shameless Popery’ says this tells us how important music is at Mass. Actually, it tells us much more than that. It tells us about the value of non-verbal… Continue reading More on Shawshank Redemption and the Liturgy

Reform of the Reform?

Over at Faith and Reason, there’s an interesting discussion about the 2003 book The Reform of the Reform? A Liturgical Debate: Reform or Return, by Fr. Thomas Kocik. While I haven’t read the book, the review (which I’ve re-posted in full, below) makes clear what his position is: instead of throwing away everything before Vatican… Continue reading Reform of the Reform?

Eucharistic Prayer IV: The Unknown Eucharistic Prayer

Yesterday, my girlfriend went to daily Mass at Blessed Sacrament in Arlington, and came away a bit confused by the Liturgy — she explained to me that it sounded like the Mass, was clearly not being improvised by the priest, and yet was different at almost every point from what she was used to. Turns… Continue reading Eucharistic Prayer IV: The Unknown Eucharistic Prayer