Kaleb, I have very little knowledge of this, so thank you once again. I do remember owning a wonderful Missal with Latin and English side by side. I think I received it as a confirmation gift. Sadly it is gone. I also recognize the stark design of the newer churches, saddened by their lack of inspiration. I thought perhaps born of budgetary concerns, but perhaps designed purposely as such? To what end? My own lack of knowledge has me craving a 'part two' to this: a 'wrap-up' and 'call to action'; a 'movement to join'! I think it would help many of us. Thank you either way. Appreciate all you do!
Thank you very much, Al. Unfortunately, most churches built in modern styles were not done so for budgetary reasons but because of a distorted understanding of the meaning of church buildings and a false antiquarianism that tried to make churches like the homes used by Christians in the apostolic age under persecution. Much of this was done in an attempt to "update" the Church, what was called "aggiornamento" during Vatican II, which had widely varying results.
I intend to write more about Tradition in the future. It is a controversial subject today, largely due to the confusion caused by the introduction of the Novus Ordo and the unorthodox views held by some radical traditionalists. I would highly recommend Cardinal Ratzinger's (Pope Benedict XVI's) book "The Spirit of the Liturgy" and the pamphlets by Michael Davies (on Amazon and TAN books) as excellent introductions to this subject. Pope Benedict's motu proprio Summorum Pontificum and the letter accompanying it are also short explanations for why he loosened the restrictions on celebrating the Extraordinary Form.
Excellent, thank you Kaleb. Looking forward to future articles.
Kaleb, I have very little knowledge of this, so thank you once again. I do remember owning a wonderful Missal with Latin and English side by side. I think I received it as a confirmation gift. Sadly it is gone. I also recognize the stark design of the newer churches, saddened by their lack of inspiration. I thought perhaps born of budgetary concerns, but perhaps designed purposely as such? To what end? My own lack of knowledge has me craving a 'part two' to this: a 'wrap-up' and 'call to action'; a 'movement to join'! I think it would help many of us. Thank you either way. Appreciate all you do!
Thank you very much, Al. Unfortunately, most churches built in modern styles were not done so for budgetary reasons but because of a distorted understanding of the meaning of church buildings and a false antiquarianism that tried to make churches like the homes used by Christians in the apostolic age under persecution. Much of this was done in an attempt to "update" the Church, what was called "aggiornamento" during Vatican II, which had widely varying results.
I intend to write more about Tradition in the future. It is a controversial subject today, largely due to the confusion caused by the introduction of the Novus Ordo and the unorthodox views held by some radical traditionalists. I would highly recommend Cardinal Ratzinger's (Pope Benedict XVI's) book "The Spirit of the Liturgy" and the pamphlets by Michael Davies (on Amazon and TAN books) as excellent introductions to this subject. Pope Benedict's motu proprio Summorum Pontificum and the letter accompanying it are also short explanations for why he loosened the restrictions on celebrating the Extraordinary Form.