Liturgy and the Sacramental Economy – A four part online course 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th June 19:00 to 20:30 hrs – £60pp for whole course
The course is led by Dr Andrew Kaethler, find out more about him HERE.
Liturgy and life are so intertwined that the theologian Aidan Kavanagh claimed, “liturgy is doing the world as it was meant to be done.” Join Dr Andrew Kaethler as he explores the sacramental richness of the liturgical life.
Talk I: Seeing Things as They Are: Liturgy as Living
Liturgy and life go hand-in-hand. They are so bound up in each other that the liturgical theologian Aidan Kavanagh claimed, “liturgy is doing the world as it was meant to be done.” But what does liturgy have to do with the world, and what does the world have to do with liturgy? Join us as we explore the sacramentality of the cosmos.
Talk II: A Matter of Time: The Liturgical Year and the Sabbath
The Church teaches that Sundays and other days of the year are days of obligation. Is this some sort of ecclesial overreach, a legalistic but ultimately unnecessary demand, or is something more going on? In this talk we will consider the theological significance of time and why the Sabbath and the liturgical year are key to the Catholic life.
Talk III: Re-Membering: The Paschal Mystery and the Liturgy
The Son of God became man and dwelt among us. God entered his own story, history. Yet, historically speaking, his momentous life and death is an event that has long since passed. If the central reality of Christianity, Jesus Christ, is merely an event of the past can it speak deeply into my life? Join us as we explore how the liturgy makes present the historical event of Christ’s passion and resurrection and establishes faith as an encounter and not a mere ideology.
Talk IV: Rising Again: Baptism and the Eucharist
Baptism is the entry way into the life of faith; the Eucharist is the apogee of the Christian life. Both sacramental events are revelatory, revealing reality and setting out the path to holiness. Join us as we dive into the depths of these great mysteries.
