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TIDINGS Volume 1, Number 1, February 2002
Newsletter of the Liturgical Institute |
The Liturgical Institute Begins Inaugural Year With a full complement of students, a conference on liturgical architecture completed and more conferences to come, a new colloquium series, and publishing projects in the works, the Liturgical Institute at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary has made a strong beginning. Student enrollment has been very encouraging, with a greater than expected level of interest. To date, fourteen students have joined the Liturgical Institute rolls, with eight seeking the Master of Arts in Liturgical Studies, and six working toward a Licentiate of Sacred Theology with a Sacramental Theology specialization. Students come from all walks of life and a diverse geographical background: lay men and women, both married and single, as well as clergy and religious. They hail from as far away as Uganda and Toronto to as close as Connecticut, Wisconsin, and downtown Chicago. All have had excellent preparation for the program, and have established a lively community life through shared meals, daily Mass and sung prayer, and social activities such as cookouts, campfires, hikes around St. Mary’s Lake, and trips to downtown Chicago. The Institute has also begun a series of liturgy-related conferences for the wider public, the first of which occurred between October 25 and 27 on the University campus. Entitled "Building the Church for 2010: Continuity and Renewal in Catholic Liturgical Architecture," the conference brought together nine speakers and over 200 attendees for a discussion of the place of tradition in new church design. The next conference to be sponsored by the Institute will bring together heads of choir schools and those looking to start such schools for a brainstorming and wisdom sharing session. In addition, a series of extra-curricular colloquia has been established. Called the “Hillenbrand Colloquia” after Monsignor Reynold Hillenbrand (1904-1979), the former rector of Mundelein Seminary and Chicago priest noted for his advancement of the principles of the modern liturgical movement throughout the Archdiocese, the colloquia will bring in noted guest speakers to enrich the educational offerings of the Institute not only for its own students, but for Mundelein’s seminarians and the general public. All in all, a successful beginning for the country’s newest liturgy graduate program. We appreciate your support, and look forward to a bright future in service to the Church. |
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| From the
Director
What
does it take to create a new liturgical institute? First, an archbishop with
an energetic vision for a new era in liturgical renewal. Cardinal Francis
George called me out of the blue on June 10, 1999 and asked me to come to
Chicago to be founding director of a new institute at Mundelein. Happily
ensconced as I was as rector of the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake
City, I hesitated. I had no desire to leave the parish I had served for 16
years. However, while I fought the thought, I knew the instant I talked to
the Cardinal that the invitation was too good to turn down (though I didn't
tell him that). I wasn't trying to be funny when someone confronted me with
the question: “So, what are your qualifications for starting up a new
institute?” My answer: “Cardinal George asked me to.” |
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| Meet Some of Our Students more student profiles to come in future news updates |
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Fr.
Lawrence Mudduse, B.Ph., M.Div., Makerere University, Kampala. Fr.
Lawrence, a priest of the Kiyinda-Mityana diocese in Uganda, came here in
part “because of the excellent formation received in the past by Ugandan
priests at Mundelein Seminary.” Fr. Lawrence appreciates “the resources and
research opportunities available at the Institute as well as the diversity
of approaches to learning in class.” He hopes to share his liturgical
education with the clergy and people of his diocese “so they may live their
faith more fully in the context of their culture.” |
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Daria
Lucas, B.A., M. Phil., Yale University. Daria is from the archdiocese of
Seattle, and was attracted to the program “because of its comprehensive and
theological approach.” She would like to integrate her study of liturgy with
her interest in St. Thomas “in order to develop insights into the nature of
sacramentality.” Formerly in formation as a Dominican cloistered nun, Daria
is hoping to return to religious life and to “further research and writing”
with the benefit of her liturgical studies. |
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Br.
Paul Weberg, O.S.B., B.A., St. Meinrad College. Br. Paul is a
Benedictine monk of Marmion Abbey and a seminarian at Mundelein in the S.T.L.
program with Sacramental Theology specialization. He appreciates the
Institute's “holistic approach to liturgical studies and its excellent
faculty” which will prepare him for sacramental ministry, and for “preaching
and teaching that derive from and lead back to the liturgy.” |
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Christopher
Carstens, B.A. Oratory of St. Philip, Toronto, M.A. candidate,
University of Dallas. Chris came to the Institute to prepare for continuing
service as the assistant director of the Office of Sacred Worship in the
diocese of La Crosse. He was attracted to the Institute program because of
its “fidelity to the teachings of the Church and its rites-based
curriculum.” He lives in nearby Vernon Hills, Illinois with his wife
Marguerite and 8 month old son, Dominic. |
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Fr.
Carlos Villareal, B.A., Pontifical College, Josephinum, M.Div.,
S.T.B., Mundelein Seminary. Fr. Carlos, a priest of the diocese of
Brownsville, Texas, is in the S.T.L. program with a specialization in
Sacramental Theology. He sees the seminary’s conjunction with the Institute
as a “great asset to both programs.” His studies will prepare him to serve
on the diocesan level; he hopes to use his knowledge to help him “be attuned
to how the faithful pray, and to form them in liturgy and worship.” |
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Lisa
Green, B.S., Northern Illinois University, M.P.S., Loyola University,
New Orleans. Lisa is a laywoman from the Archdiocese of Chicago. Her area of
inquiry is sacred art and architecture and their consequences for liturgy.
Lisa finds the academic program “rigorous in presenting the theological and
aesthetic dimensions of liturgy” and the faculty at the Institute and
Mundelein Seminary to be outstanding. The community life and common prayer
are a “source of support and inspiration” for her studies. |
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Fr.
John-Mark Missio, B.Math, University of Waterloo, B.Mus., M.Div., St.
Augustine's, Toronto. A priest of the archdiocese of Toronto, Fr. John-Mark
is preparing for a ministry position in the choral music department at St.
Michael's Choir School, the cathedral choir school of the archdiocese. He
was “drawn to the Institute by the combination of liturgical studies and an
opportunity for practical experience at the Chicago Cathedral,” which
together will be an “ideal preparation” for his future position. |
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Fr.
Linh Nguyen, B.A., St. Meinrad, M.Div., Mundelein Seminary. Fr. Linh is
a priest of the diocese of Lexington, Kentucky, and a Mundelein alumnus. He
is especially appreciative of the program's “integration of academic
instruction with practical considerations of application in parish life.” He
has also enjoyed his experience of the liturgical tradition while at the
Institute. He looks forward to “bringing his knowledge back to the local
church.” |
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| Faculty Spotlight:
Bruce Harbert Father Bruce Harbert joined the Liturgical Institute as a visiting faculty member for the winter quarter of 2001-2002 as the holder of the Margaret and Chester Paluch Chair of Theology, established to foster theological studies at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake/ Mundelein Seminary. Father Harbert, who holds an M. Phil. from Oxford University and an S.T.L. from the Pontifical Augustianum Institute, is a priest of the Archdiocese of Birmingham, England. He completed specialized studies in classical languages and literature as well as medieval English and Latin, and served for nine years as Lecturer in Dogmatic Theology at St. Mary’s College, Oscott, major seminary for the Archdiocese of Birmingham. Currently, Fr. Harbert serves as a consultant for the International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL). He is Priest in Charge of the Parish of Saint Anne, Streetly, West Midlands, and a regular contributor to Antiphon, Priest and People, and New Blackfriars. |
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| Fr. Robert Tuzik Inaugurates the Hillenbrand Colloquia A new series of interactive lectures has begun at the Liturgical Institute. Named in honor of Monsignor Reynold Hillenbrand (1905-1979), former rector of Mundelein Seminary and advocate of the liturgical movement in the Archdiocese of Chicago, the goal of the colloquium series is to create an opportunity for conversation with scholars and other liturgical leaders in an informal, round-table colloquium format. Each colloquium includes a presentation and a discussion period, and ends with refreshments. In October 2001, Fr. Robert Tuzik, a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago, inaugurated the Hillenbrand Colloquia with a presentation on Hillenbrand himself entitled, “The Contribution of Monsignor Reynold Hillenbrand (1905-1979) to the Liturgical Movement in the United States: Influences and Development.” Fr. Tuzik, who wrote his doctoral dissertation on Hillenbrand, provided an historical and personal glimpse of the colloquia's namesake for the audience of Institute students, faculty, and seminarians, among whom was Msgr. Hillenbrand's great-nephew, Mark Hillenbrand. The second Hillenbrand colloquium was lead by Dr. Pamela Jackson of the University of Notre Dame on January 12, 2002. Dr. Jackson’s talk, entitled, “The Sacramentality of the Word Proclaimed in the Liturgy: Recovering the Fathers’ Forgotten Wisdom,” explored the preaching imagery and method of Cyril of Jerusalem with particular reference to the word as a sacramental reality in the light of Vatican II. Dr. Jackson was invited in 1995 to create a program in liturgy at Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary, and her book on the RCIA, Journeybread for the Shadowlands, won a Catholic Press Award for Liturgy. The third Hillenbrand Colloquium took place on February 15, 2002, presented by Fr. Cassian Folsom, O.S.B., Former President, Pontifical Liturgical Institute, San’ Anselmo, Rome and founding Superior, Benedictine Community of Maria Sedes Sapientiae, Monastery of Saint Benedict, Norcia, Italy. His talks were entitled "Unlocking the Mysteries of the Roman Canon" and "Liturgical Books and Sources." On March 19, 2002, Rev. Frank Senn spoke on “Liturgy and Culture,” examining the ways in which liturgy creates culture, and culture affects liturgy. Senn is an ordained minister of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), serving as Pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Evanston, Illinois. He is currently President of The Liturgical Conference, Washington, D.C. and Vicar of the Society of the Holy Trinity, a religious society for Lutheran pastors. |
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| Upcoming Conference on Choir
Schools The growth of interest in choir schools, and successes such as the Madeleine Choir School in Salt Lake City and the Schola Cantorum of St. Cecilia in Omaha have prompted the organization of a conference on choir schools at the Liturgical Institute on May 6-8of 2002. The goal of the conference is to bring together those who are running choir schools or are interested in forming them to meet, share ideas, and found the North American Catholic Choir School Network. Persons interested in attending are welcome to contact the Liturgical Institute for further information. |
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| Institute Conference Proposes
A “Church for 2010” The first public event sponsored by the Liturgical Institute, a conference entitled Building the Church for 2010: Continuity and Renewal in Catholic Liturgical Architecture, drew more than 200 participants to hear speakers address the role of continuity and tradition in new Catholic church buildings. From October 25-27, 2001, architects, pastors, building committees, artists, religious sisters, seminarians and liturgical commission members engaged in a vigorous discussion concerning the place of historic Catholic architecture in post-Conciliar church design. Speakers included keynoter Fr. Robert Barron of Mundelein Seminary, whose analysis of the intellectual underpinnings of modernity provided a helpful foundation for the rest of the conference. Dr. Virginia Raguin of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts served as respondent. Fr. Brian Hughes of Sioux City, Iowa, an author of the American bishop’s document Built of Living Stones, explained the origins and purpose of that document, while Prof. Duncan Stroik of the University of Notre Dame provided a rich overview of recently-built traditional church architecture. Dr. Denis McNamara of the Liturgical Institute, argued for a recovery of sacramental signs and symbols in architecture as mandated at Vatican II, Fr. Jaime Lara of Yale University Divinity School explored Hispanic artistic and liturgical traditions and possibilities for their use today, while architect Page Ayres Cowley, F.A.I.A. of PAC Architects in New York discussed the solutions found in her many years of church restoration work. Dr. John Yiannias of the University of Virginia spoke of the riches of the Orthodox iconographic tradition and provided some suggestions for re-invigorating the iconography of the western church. A highlight of the conference was the presentation by architect James McCrery of “The Church for 2010,” a proposed church design by the firm of Franck, Lohsen, McCrery of Washington, D.C. The project was undertaken in conjunction with Msgr. M. Francis Mannion and Denis McNamara of the Liturgical Institute. With a fully animated video walk-through of the proposed design and still images, the “Church for 2010” served as a springboard for discussion of the potential and flexibility of classicism in post-conciliar design. Participants were provided with a 10 page color booklet detailing the church design, which was featured prominently in the December 2, 2001 issue of Our Sunday Visitor newspaper. Other conference activities included daily Mass, sung morning and evening prayer, night time socials and an architectural tour of the University of Saint Mary of the Lake/ Mundelein Seminary campus. |
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| University Plans Library
Expansion The Feehan Memorial Library at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake/ Mundelein Seminary, home of the Liturgical Institute, recently unveiled plans for a new library addition. The 20,000 square foot annex will provide expanded computer facilities, increased study space, and additional shelf space for the library’s growing collections, including the many new liturgical titles added since the founding of the Institute. The addition, designed by Franck, Lohsen, McCrery architects, will be located to the west of the existing library. By completing the north side of a grassy area originally known as the “theologian’s cloister,” it will blend beautifully into the formally arranged plan of buildings established by the original architect in the 1920s. The addition will also provide display space for the University’s impressive museum collection of Catholic art and artifacts. |
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| Recent Faculty Activities Msgr. M. Francis Mannion was appointed to the reorganized consultant's committee of the International Commission for English in the Liturgy. He also gave a workshop in November on the new General Instruction of the Roman Missal in the Archdiocese of Vancouver, B.C., and participated in the Notre Dame Symposium on Cathedral Architecture. Recent publications include "The Church and the City" (First Things, February, 2000). Dr. David Fagerberg has several recent publications, including: "Cosmological Liturgy and a Sensible Priesthood" (New Blackfriars, Vol. 82, No. 960, February 2001, 76-87), and "Splendor in the Ordinary," (Touchstone, Vol. 14, No. 7, September 2001, 18-20). He delivered a talk to the Catholic Theological Society of America in June 2000 entitled, “Liturgy as Icon: Public Witness in a Pluralistic World.”
Dr.
Denis McNamara has presented papers at architectural conferences around
North America, including: “How to Make A Church ‘Look Like’ A Church,”
Building the Church for 2010 Conference, Mundelein, Illinois, October, 2001;
“Theology in Built Form: Architectural Continuity as Bearer of Theological
Ideas,” Differing Visions, One Communion Conference, Saint John's Abbey,
Collegeville, Minnesota, and “The Skyscraper Church in 1920's New York,”
National Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians, Toronto,
Canada, April, 2001. |
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