In the final installment of his series exploring the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council, Timothy O’Malley writes that while he has been surprised by the amount of negative feedback he’s received over the past year, it has helped him to
In his latest article looking at the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council, Notre Dame professor Timothy O’Malley explores a question many have asked — namely, is the Latin language considered sacred in the Church? O’Malley writes that “the significance of
In the latest installment of his series exploring the gifts and promises of the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council, Notre Dame professor Timothy O’Malley weighs in on a subject that draws strong opinions from both sides: how we receive the
In his latest in a series of articles exploring the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council, Notre Dame professor Timothy O’Malley writes that many Catholics today — on both sides of the argument — are too dug in with their tribes
As Timothy O’Malley continues his series of columns looking at the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council, he turns again to the topic of which direction the priest should face during Mass — toward the East or toward the people. While
In the fifth part of his series exploring the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council, Timothy O’Malley helps readers to understand why, historically, the priest faced ad orientem, and also the reasons why the Council Fathers at Vatican II decided it
In the fourth part of his series exploring the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council, Timothy P. O’Malley writes: “Let us recognize that the reforms were intended and have been intrinsically good for the Church. Let us concurrently recognize that mistakes
In the third article in his series on the Second Vatican Council’s liturgical reforms, Timothy O’Malley pushes pause on detailing the reforms of the council and instead responds to the latest clash among Catholics in the liturgy wars. O’Malley answers a question
In the second of a series of articles on the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council, Timothy O’Malley, director of education at the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame, explores the good news of Vatican II,
Timothy O’Malley offers a backgrounder on the questions: Why was the liturgy reformed at all? And how did it happen? He dives into the academic background, pastoral aspects and papal insights of liturgical reform. He notes, “Liturgical reform and renewal found its