Monday, August 10, 2015

Society for Catholic Liturgy Conference - October 1-3 in NYC


The Society for Catholic Liturgy will celebrate its twentieth anniversary ​in the heart of Manhattan, at the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral and the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture, ​with a conference exploring how the Church’s sacred worship is dignum et iustum, right and just.​ ​​

The Most Reverend Salvatore J. Cordileone, Archbishop of San Francisco, will deliver the keynote address on Thursday, October 1st, at the Union League Club, and offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass on Friday, October 2, at the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral.

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You may register for all, or part, of the conference. Space is limited.

All liturgies are free and open to the public.

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1

7 PM
Union League Club (Jacket and tie required)
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone
Keynote Address

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2

9 AM
Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral
Solemn Pontifical Mass, Extraordinary Form (Celebrant: Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone)

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM
Basilica Youth Center
Breakfast

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (Session 1—Plenary)
Sheen Center, Loreto Theater
Michon Matthiesen, S.T.L., Ph.D.
The Divine Liturgy: "The justice of Christ become fruitful"

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM (Session 2)
Sheen Center, Loreto Theater
Fr Thomas Buffer, STD
The American Liturgical Movement, Social Justice, and Liturgical Change

Sheen Center, Studio AB
Fr Innocent Smith, OP
Misericordiam et judicium cantabo: Liturgical Prayer and the Theology of Mercy in Thomas Aquinas

Parish House, McCloskey Room
Practicum TBA

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Basilica Youth Center
Lunch

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM (Session 3)
Sheen Center, Loreto Theater
Fr Uwe Michael Lang, CO
Eucharistic Origins Revisited

Sheen Center, Studio AB
Christopher D. Owens
Just Worship: The Necessity of Divine Revelation for Perfection in the Virtue of Religion
Parish House, McCloskey Room
Practicum TBA

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM (Session 4)
Sheen Center, Loreto Theater
Rev. Nicholas Zientarski, STD
Lumen Christi: Christ, Candles, and the Dignity of the Catholic Liturgy

Sheen Center, Studio AB
Father Daniel Cardó, SCV
The Crucifix and the Altar

Parish House, McCloskey Room
Practicum TBA

4:30 – 5:30 PM
Sheen Center, Loreto Theater
Business meeting for SCL members
Free period for non-members

6 PM
Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral
Solemn Vespers, Extraordinary Form

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Basilica forecourt
Wine & Cheese

8:00 PM
Basilica Youth Center
Dinner

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3

9 AM
Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral
Mass, Ordinary Form (Celebrant TBA)
10 AM – 10:30 AM
Basilica Youth Center
Breakfast

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (Session 5—Plenary)
Sheen Center, Loreto Theater
William Mahrt, Ph.D.
Gregorian Chant as Dignus et Justus

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (Session 6)
Sheen Center, Loreto Theater
Robert Fastiggi, Ph.D.
The Ontological Basis for the Rightness of the Eucharistic Sacrifice according to the French Oratorian, Charles de Condren (1588–1641)

Sheen Center, Studio AB
Fr Joseph F. Previtali, STL
St. Thomas Aquinas on the Justice of Liturgical Worship

Parish House, McCloskey Room
Practicum TBA

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Basilica Youth Center
Lunch

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM (Session 7)
Sheen Center, Loreto Theater
Fr Paul J. Keller, OP
Zeal For Your House Consumes Me: Embracing the Asceticism of the Liturgy of the Hours

Sheen Center, Studio AB
Fr Bryan Kromholtz, OP
It Is Right to Mourn: Toward Funerals that Acknowledge Death as Loss

Parish House, McCloskey Room
Practicum TBA

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM (Session 8)
Sheen Center, Loreto Theater
Christopher Carstens
The Language of Man, of the Trinity, and of the Liturgy: The Right Consonance of the Word

Sheen Center, Studio AB
Ms. Taylor J. Bartlette
Being the Body of Christ: The Liturgy’s Role in the Development of Virtue

Parish House, McCloskey Room
Practicum TBA

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM (Session 9)
Sheen Center, Loreto Theater
Carl G. Fougerousse
On the Dignity of Persons Revealed in Sacred Art: Depicting the Figure as Worthy Gift

Sheen Center, Studio AB
Lecture TBA

Parish House, McCloskey Room
Practicum TBA
5 PM
Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral
Vespers, Ordinary Form

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The Society for Catholic Liturgy is a multidisciplinary association of Catholic scholars, teachers, pastors, and professionals – including architects and musicians – in the Anglophone world. Founded in 1995, the non-profit Society is committed to promoting scholarly study and practical renewal of the Church’s liturgy.

Contact: Dino Marcantonio (dvmarcantonio@gmail.com)

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