The Benedictine Contribution to Liturgical Renewal

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The Benedictine Contribution to Liturgical Renewal

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‘The nature of the monastery as an institution which is both a centre of learning and of daily life shaped the liturgical movement along a creative “middle way” which was at once conservative and progressive’. (Fink)
Discuss the Benedictine contribution to liturgical renewal.

The essay looks at the last 150-200 years. Starting with the key European figures and the monastic powerhouses and moving on America and it's 20th century contribution.

My mark for this essay was 69%.

Essay Index
Looking back to look forward
Dom Prosper Guéranger & Solesmes
Dom Odo Casel & Maria Laach
The Nature & Influence of the Monasteries
From Monastery to Parish
Dom Lambert Beauduin & Mont-César
The New World, Dom Virgil & Worship
The Benedictine Contribution to Liturgical Renewal (or Gardeners of the Liturgy

Ramano Guardini

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Ramano Guardini

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What was Romano Guardini’s major contribution to liturgical theology?

This Essay was my first and probably my favorite. I really enjoyed reading Guardini's books and discovering things about his life. Guardini I beleive captured the essence of the Liturgical Reform Movement and Vatican2.

My mark for this essay was 63%.

Essay Index
To Make the Truth Glow
The Spirit of the Liturgy
The Sacred in a Secular World
Precursor to Vatican II
Into the Transformative
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