Liturgy in the Twenty-First Century

Dom Alcuin Reid is monk of the Monastère Saint-Benoît in the diocese of Fréjus-Toulon, France. He is an internationally renowned liturgical scholar and the international coordinator of the Sacra Liturgia initiatives. His work has been published in at least eight languages.

• Editor's PrefaceMessage of Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, USAMessage of Bishop Dominique Rey, Bishop of Frejus-Toulon, FranceMessage of Robert Cardinal Sarah, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco, Italy1. Beauty in the Sacred Liturgy and the Beauty of a Holy LifeRaymond Leo Cardinal Burke, Sant' Agata de' Goti, Italy2. The Reform of the ReformThomas Kocik, Diocese of Fall River, USA3. The Post-Vatican II Revision of Collects: Solemnities and FeastsLauren Pristas, Caldwell College, USA4. The Ease of Beauty: Liturgy, Evangelization and CatechesisMargaret Hughes, College of Mount St Vincent, USA5. Addressing the Triumph of Bad Taste: Church Patronage of Art, Architecture, and MusicJennifer Donelson, St Joseph's Seminary, USA6. Liturgical Music is Non-NegotiableGregory Glenn, The Cathedral of the Madeleine, USA7. Liturgical Leadership in a Secular Society: A Bishop's PerspectiveSalvatore Cordileone, Diocese of San Francisco, USA8. Youth and the LiturgyMattew Menendez, Juventutem Founder, USA and UK9. Liturgical PreachingAllan White OP, Catholic Centre at New York University, USA10. The Formation of Priests in the 'Spirit and Power of the Liturgy' (SC14): Observations on the Implementation of the Constitution and Proposals for the Liturgical Formation of Priests in the 21st CenturyKurt Belsole OSB, Saint Vincent Archabbey, USA11. Liturgy as the Source of Priestly IdentityRichard Cipolla, St Mary Church, USA12. Holy Week Reforms RevisitedAlcuin Reid, Monastère Saint-Benoît in the Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon, France13. Liturgical Formation and Catholic IdentityChristopher Smith, Prince of Peace Catholic Church, USA14. The Reform of the Lectionary Peter Kwasniewski, Wyoming Catholic College, USA15. The Reform of the Liturgical Calendar: The Reduction of RecapitulationMichael Foley, Baylor University, USA16. Living the Liturgy: The Monastic Contribution to Liturgical RenewalPhillip Anderson OSB, Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey, USAIndex

This volume will help many to see anew how the Catholic tradition unites the lex orandi with the lex credendi, in a beauty that is both so ancient and so new