Liturgical Dance Expresses Religion...

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Ah, one of my favorite subjects...

I'm going to copy this article and forward it to my parish. Maybe someone will think I'm slowly coming around...

Tom Kane, Ph.D., priest-liturgist and videographer, held a video lecture entitled "Celebrating Our Faith, Our Culture, Our Diversity" last Thursday in the Strom Thurmond Institute.

Kane received his schooling from the University of Notre Dame and his doctoral degree in Liturgy and Culture from Ohio State University. He became an ordained Catholic priest in 1975.

Notre Dame? Maybe that explains things?

After receiving his doctorate, Kane traveled to Africa for eight months as well as various other continents to produce documentaries on rare liturgical dance.

I've been thinking about traveling the US and producing documentaries on rare "Liturgical Abuses"...

He suggested that since the United States is a first-world country it is hard for us to "receive" from other cultures. U.S. missionaries have been sent to foreign lands and now cultures from other lands are here in the United States -- this is difficult for some people to accept, Kane said. We sent out missionaries to "control" the people who are now the ones we should learn from, he said."We should reflect on different traditions and find ways to see how we are connected," Kane said. He suggested that people be more mindful of whatever ceremony they choose to take part in and not just "go through a routine" while in service.

Hmmm..."whatever service" in which one chooses to participate? Does this mean it's time to chuck Sacrosanctum Concilium and all the liturgical documents we now have? Great! The 'man' has been keeping us down for too long! We are now so close to freedom - I'm going to try and order the video...After I watch it, I'll send it to our diocesan office of worship!

Link here.