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FEBRUARY 26, 2017 MALVERN RETREAT HOUSE
Transcript of Philadelphia Association of Church Musicians Conference
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.
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?”
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