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Where is the love?Be sure to see Samuel Torvend’s “Shaping the Ritual” column (page 25 in the printed version of ML) this month. It is a challenging call to all of us to be more concerned about people’s spirits and less concerned about their ecclesial legal status. Torvend believes we need rules. But, he says, “in a church which is so clearly ordered by law, it is easy to get the impression that ‘the sanctification of humankind’ is bound up with the careful maintenance of regulations.” He goes on to describe how the careful celebration of the liturgy sets the right tone for the assembly.Nathan Mitchell makes a similar point (“Ritual’s Job: To Tell Us Who
and Why We Are,” page 6 in the printed ML) when he says, “The Council reminded
us that we are a people created by the songs we sing, the dances we dance,
the stories we tell, the rituals we celebrate.” He makes several points
that flow from that statement, the first of which is, “Ritual is a humanizing
activity.”
Call for photosHow was Triduum this year? If you have any photos you would like to share with other ML readers, send them to ML, Triduum Photos, 160 E. Virginia St. #290, San Jose, CA 95112. We are especially interested in baptism photos.Taking the job to heartOne of the contributors to ML’s success is Tom Love, who says he would rather be thought of as a “common peddler” than as a sales executive. His joy in life is closing the sale, which is what peddlers do. Tom hasn’t been around for a couple of weeks, though. He needed heart surgery — which went fine — and will be home recovering for a while. We expect Tom to be back on the phone soon, however. Some ML staffers visited him a few days after the surgery to see how he was doing. “Fine,” he answered. “If I would have had a form with me, I could have sold a subscription to the chaplain.”ML What do YOU Think?
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