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Thursday, July 4th, 2024
The final round of the World Synod will convene in Rome in October this year. Bishops, priests, and laypeople will vote on new consultation and decision-making processes in the Catholic Church. The working paper, Instrumentum Laboris, is the crucial guideline for this process and is expected to be available soon. The Synod Secretariat announced at Read more
Tags: Clericalism, consultation, Consultative church, Dialogue, Dr Joe Grayland, Power sharing, Synodal Church, Synodality
Posted in Analysis and Comment | Comments Off on A synodal Church is a consultative Church
Monday, July 1st, 2024
New Zealand’s only liturgically trained theologian, Dr Joe Grayland, has accepted the offer of a long-term position teaching at the University of Würzburg, Germany. Currently on sabbatical and lecturing at the University of Tübingen, he is recognised for his expertise in liturgy and sacramental theology. Grayland’s new role at Würzburg includes teaching, research and pastoral Read more
Tags: Bishop John Adams, Dr Joe Grayland, Joe Grayland, University of Tübingen, University of Würzburg
Posted in New Zealand | Comments Off on NZ theologian sought for international appointment
Thursday, June 20th, 2024
“We shall return”, a buoyant Fr Glen Tattersall said at the final Traditional Latin Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne on Wednesday evening. The Australian reports the Cathedral was packed for the Mass – it estimated there was a congregation of around 850 people. “They came in business suits, in strollers, on trams and Read more
Tags: Archbishop Peter Comensoli, Archdiocese of Melbourne, Bishop Vittorio Francesco Viola, Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Dr Joe Grayland, Joe Grayland, Latin Mass, lex credendi, lex orandi, St Patrick's Cathedral, Traditional Latin Mass, Traditionis Custodes
Posted in World | Comments Off on Vatican denies Latin Mass request at Melbourne Cathedral
Monday, June 17th, 2024
Dr Phyllis Zagano and Dr Joe Grayland discuss the diaconate, the actual need for deacons and women deacons. Joe Grayland – What’s the point of having deacons You’ve written a lot about the diaconate and women as deacons. So I’m going to start because, coming with a little bit of a parish priest appreciation, it’s Read more
Tags: Catholic deacons, Catholic women deacons, Deacons, Diaconate, Dr Joe Grayland, Dr Phyllis Zagano, Joe Grayland, Phyllis Zagano
Posted in Analysis and Comment | Comments Off on Deacons, the diaconate and women deacons
Monday, February 12th, 2024
One of the surprises to come out of the Synod on Synodality was a call for better liturgy. The final report of the October 2023 session of the synod referred to “the widely reported need to make liturgical language more accessible to the faithful and more embodied in the diversity of cultures.” The English-speaking church Read more
Tags: Archbishop Arthur Roche, Dr Joe Grayland, English translation of Roman Missal, ICEL, inclusive language, Litrugy, Liturgiam Authenticam, Liturgy, Magnum Principium, New Roman Missal, new translation of Roman Missal, Pope Francis, Vox Clara
Posted in Analysis and Comment, Great reads | Comments Off on Better liturgy says Synod on Synodality. Anyone listening?
Monday, February 12th, 2024
Liturgical reform is crucial in the ongoing renewal of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis said this to the Vatican’s Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on Thursday. After what has been labelled as a significant address, discussion took place against the backdrop of the dicastery’s annual plenary assembly. The assembly focused Read more
Tags: Dr Joe Grayland, Latin Mass, Liturgy, Liturgy reform, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II, Pope Paul VI, Pope Pius XII, Pope St Pius X, Sacrosanctum Concilium
Posted in Great reads, World | Comments Off on Without liturgical reform there is no reform of the Church
Monday, December 4th, 2023
The promulgation of Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, stands as a pivotal moment that ushered in a new era for the Catholic Church. Sixty years hence, we can reflect on the impact of this document on New Zealand’s theological landscape and liturgical practices. Sacrosanctum Concilium is the cornerstone of Vatican II because Read more
Tags: Dr Joe Grayland, Latin Mass, Liturgy, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II, Pope Paul VI, Sacrosanctum Concilium, Traditiones Custodes
Posted in Analysis and Comment | Comments Off on Six decades of Sacrosanctum Concilium in New Zealand
Thursday, November 23rd, 2023
In the wake of recent events in Christchurch involving the fringe group “Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer” and their alleged exorcisms, a critical examination of the Church’s stance on pre-Vatican II Latin Mass rites is both timely and necessary. This group’s actions have them being accused of operating as a law unto themselves, disrespecting Read more
Tags: Bishop Michael Gielen, Dr Joe Grayland, Joe Grayland, Latin Rite Mass, Novus Ordo, Pope Francis, Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer, Traditionis Custodes
Posted in Analysis and Comment, Great reads | Comments Off on Action on fringe Latin Mass rites – timely and necessary