FEBRUARY 26, 2017MALVERN RETREAT HOUSE

SCHEDULE

2:00 - 2:15 PM             Gather and Introductions2:15 - 3:00 PM             First Conference3:00 - 3:30 PM             Reflection , Reconciliation3:30 – 4:15 PM             Second Conference4:15 - 5:00 PM             Evening Prayer    5:00 PM    Dinner and Socializing

GOALS

What has gone before us -> why is this important?Paint the canvas of today.Get “into the weeds” of your world.Go home with an actionable item.

LITURGICAL MUSIC ….

… in the “spirit of Vatican II.”

CHURCH BEFORE VATICAN II

CHURCH AFTER VATICAN II

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT ?

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT ?

Call to individual holinessOutreach to the modern worldRenewal of liturgyRecovery of Catholics (“allowed to”) read the Bible

“CATHOLIC” CULTURE

St. Monica Catholic Culture

Philadelphia Catholic Culture

“Main Line Catholic Culture

“North American” Catholic Culture

“Catholic” Cultures

“CATHOLIC” CULTURE

St. Monica Catholic Culture

Philadelphia Catholic Culture

“Main Line Catholic Culture

“North American” Catholic Culture

Liturgy

Prayer

Pastoral Outreach

Theology

CHARISMS AND THRESHOLDS

CATHOLIC UNKNOWNS

COMMENTS …

GETTING INTO THE WEEDS

YOUR PARISH …FROM A LITURGICAL PERSPECTIVE

Your Parish

Opportunities

Weaknesses

Threats

YOUR PARISH

TRANSITION

IN THIS CORNER …… !“Liberals”

Yves CongarKarl Rahner Henri DiLubacEdward Schillebeeckx Joseph Ratzinger Hans KungKarol Wojtyła

“Conservatives”

Alfredo Ottaviani (Head of Holy Office)

Pericle Felici (Secretary of the Council)

Marcel Lefebvre.

IN THIS CORNER …… !

“Conservatives ?”Henri DiLubac Joseph Ratzinger Hans urs von Balthesar

Karol Wojtyła Father Yves Congar

“Liberals”Edward SchillebeeckxHans KungKarl Rahner

IN THIS CORNER …… !Communion

Can’t have an alternative, “2nd Magisterium”

Not supporting reforms not called by Vatican II (today’s “hot button” issues)

The name -> purpose. Councils are rarely held. Church “in state of suspension” Everything up for grabs. “Theologians are debating that.”

Close the Council already!

Keep the Council going Let’s change and update and reform

“Living” Magisterium Why is this

important today?

GOODNESS, TRUTH AND BEAUTY

Did The Council Get It Wrong?

FROM THE CATECHISM:

33 - The human person: with his openness to truth and beauty, his sense of moral goodness, his freedom and the voice of his conscience, with his longing for the infinite and for happiness, man himself questions about God's existence.

DID VATICAN II GET IT BACKWARDS?

Truth

Goodness

“Here’s the truth.” Here’’ what you should believe.” Secularism Loss of objective truth Individuality “Well that’s your truth; it’s not my truth.”

“What you’re doing is wrong!” No objective moral standards What’s “good/bad” for you might not be “good/bad” for me.

EFFECTIVE EVANGELIZATION IN TODAY’S CULTURE ?

Beauty

Truth

Goodness

JUST LOOK AT ..

Chartre CathedralBeethoven’s 9th Sistine ChapelRory McElroy's golf swingMona LisaMother Theresa’s sistersMerton’s Seven Story Mountain

AlluringNon-threatening

Winsome

BEAUTY Draws you in It works a mystical alchemy

You want to be a part of this

Beauty works in you – and changes you from the inside

Begin to experience the world that made that possible

Now you understand from the inside, the truth of the thing

VON BALTHESARThe beautifulSeizes you ..Changes you ..

ThenCalls you Sends you (Movie evangelism)

READING THE MOVE OF GOD (7:00 MINUTES )

“Some artists are more concerned about the quality of the art, than with the move of God.”

I can’t sing it, I can’t understand it, I can’t get on board with it.”

“Whose the party for? You or them?

Not: “What did the musicians enjoy.” Rather, “What best serves the congregation?”

READING THE MOVE OF GOD

1. Why bother?2. Are you even reading God’s move in your

congregation?3. Who is at the table? Who else needs to be

there?4. Are you reading the impact correctly?5. How do you measure a “Move of God? 6. What criteria is out there? 7. How often?8. How will you know when “it is happening?”

FEBRUARY 26, 2017MALVERN RETREAT HOUSE