Cardinal Sarah on the Incorporation of African Culture into the Church's Liturgy
Cardinal Sarah DAVID CLAYTON | New Liturgical movement | july 09, 2016 Our worship is the strongest forming influence and driving force for the shaping of a culture. If we want a Christian culture, …More
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DAVID CLAYTON | New Liturgical movement | july 09, 2016
Our worship is the strongest forming influence and driving force for the shaping of a culture. If we want a Christian culture, therefore, we should renew the liturgy, and then create forms of music, art, architecture and so on that are in harmony with right worship. Then these will influence the contemporary culture, because people will wish to see the beauty they know from church reflected in every aspect of their daily lives; and vice versa.
I wrote an article about music based upon this premise earlier this week and will do another, featuring the story of an English telephone box next week (if you’re puzzled by that, you’ll just have to read the article!)
In these discussions, many people wonder if this is a Eurocentric or perhaps Western debate. What about African or Asian culture? Should that supplant, perhaps, Gregorian chant and and polyphony as the foundational music forms in places where it is not part of …More
DAVID CLAYTON | New Liturgical movement | july 09, 2016
Our worship is the strongest forming influence and driving force for the shaping of a culture. If we want a Christian culture, therefore, we should renew the liturgy, and then create forms of music, art, architecture and so on that are in harmony with right worship. Then these will influence the contemporary culture, because people will wish to see the beauty they know from church reflected in every aspect of their daily lives; and vice versa.
I wrote an article about music based upon this premise earlier this week and will do another, featuring the story of an English telephone box next week (if you’re puzzled by that, you’ll just have to read the article!)
In these discussions, many people wonder if this is a Eurocentric or perhaps Western debate. What about African or Asian culture? Should that supplant, perhaps, Gregorian chant and and polyphony as the foundational music forms in places where it is not part of …More
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Dear Jungerheld,
Thanks for the kind words. 
Regarding my appearance in a video, although that might be true, I am prohibited from disclosing my actual identity or any info that might compromise my identity since I entered the Fed Gov's 'witness protection program.' 
For the above reason, I am unable to confirm but there are MAY be several people at this site who know me but have agreed to …More
Dear Jungerheld,
Thanks for the kind words.
Regarding my appearance in a video, although that might be true, I am prohibited from disclosing my actual identity or any info that might compromise my identity since I entered the Fed Gov's 'witness protection program.' For the above reason, I am unable to confirm but there are MAY be several people at this site who know me but have agreed to maintain my anonymity. 
They have also agreed, if questioned, to deny knowing me or ever having met me in person although that also has may have happened. 
Thanks for the kind words.
Regarding my appearance in a video, although that might be true, I am prohibited from disclosing my actual identity or any info that might compromise my identity since I entered the Fed Gov's 'witness protection program.'
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no church music such as gregorian chant should be used and was never supposed to have been deleted!
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But what about Liturgical Dance? 
It must be ok since everybody's doing it.
We mustn't be “closed hearted Pharisees.” 
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But what about Liturgical Dance?
It must be ok since everybody's doing it.
We mustn't be “closed hearted Pharisees.”
It must be ok since everybody's doing it.
We mustn't be “closed hearted Pharisees.”
As we all know from our Catholic Catechism the Liturgy was developed from the Apostolic tradition which is rooted in Judeo-Christian culture. Since the Roman Catholic Church is the one true Church founded by Our Lord it does not need to conform to other cultures. There is absolutely nothing the Asian or African cultures, or any other for that matter that can contribute to the liturgy which makes it …More
As we all know from our Catholic Catechism the Liturgy was developed from the Apostolic tradition which is rooted in Judeo-Christian culture. Since the Roman Catholic Church is the one true Church founded by Our Lord it does not need to conform to other cultures. There is absolutely nothing the Asian or African cultures, or any other for that matter that can contribute to the liturgy which makes it more efficacious. All the post VII popes have been deceived by this false doctrine.