Liturgical time is thick. It is different. It is new. And it is utterly real. Our experience with and encounter of the living God through the sacrament of sacraments is the pinnacle of the Church’s worship. Continue reading Learning to Tell Time Liturgically
A robust understanding of a dually climactic liturgy, of both Word and Sacrament, will lead to a deeper acknowledgment of Christ’s pluralistic presence in the Eucharistic ordo. Our Lord is present in, among, by, with, and for his creation and we should expect nothing less from the summit of our praise and worship. Continue reading The Plurality of Christ’s Presence in the Eucharist
This was originally posted on my Patheos Blog, “The Liturgical Theologian” in April 2016. You can read the original post here. You can easily begin a deep theological and liturgical debate across ecumenical lines with one simple question: how should the Celebrant be oriented in the Eucharist? Maybe it’s based on the fact that I … Continue reading A Few Thoughts on Eucharistic Orientation
This was originally posted on my Patheos Blog, “The Liturgical Theologian” in April 2016. You can read the original post here. A friend recently shared that a young woman in his parish explained that she hates the Creed. He subsequently requested that something be written about the importance of teaching the Creed(s) to young people. … Continue reading The Need for Creed
This piece was first published on my previous blog, “The Liturgical Theologian,” on July 12, 2017 and can be found here. Perhaps it’s just me and my upbringing in northern Virginia, but I can distinctly remember thinking the local our Catholic parish was weird because when I received communion there is was always and only … Continue reading Reflections on Communion in One Kind
This post was first published on February 6, 2019 for Church of the Apostles Anglican, Kansas City. Our most powerful memories are often tied to our senses and the way we experience the world. We can usually remember the first time we read a certain book or listened to a new album because of the … Continue reading Rule of Life Series: Eucharist & Corporate Worship
This post was first published on June 28, 2017 for my former blog, The Liturgical Theologian, on Patheos. This week marks the 20th anniversary of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. For starters, Alan Jacobs of Wheaton wrote a delightful piece on Harry Potter in 2000 and the piece was recently re-published by First Things. Anyone who … Continue reading Liturgical Muggles and Losing the Sacramental Imagination
This post was first published on June 24, 2017 for my former blog, The Liturgical Theologian, on Patheos. There’s no good way of classifying those who are liturgical snobs by virtue of being low liturgy or low(er) church. I do not have in view those belonging to churches who lack a historical liturgy or connectivity. This … Continue reading 10 Signs You’re A Low Liturgy Snob
This post was first published on June 23, 2017 for my former blog, The Liturgical Theologian, on Patheos. Here is a bit of levity for you on Friday. Snobbery can affect any category of people: food snobs, wine snobs, sports snobs, shoe snobs, book snobs, etc. etc. ad infinitum. One group of people not often … Continue reading 10 Signs You’re A Liturgical Snob
Porter C. Taylor 