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2025-07-11T11:55:14-04:00

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The Liturgical Reform: Council, Consilium, and Papacy

Last updated on: July 11, 2025 at 11:55 am By Andrew Likoudis

The Liturgical Reform: Council, Consilium, and Papacy Editor’s note: This is a long-form essay in five parts, all published simultaneously below. The word count is around 12,400. Part 1 The liturgical path of the Church after Vatican II Introduction The Second Vatican Council, a watershed in the life of the Catholic Church, famously generated a number of significant reforms, particularly in the realm of the sacred liturgy. Central to these reforms was the document Sacrosanctum Concilium, a constitution that sought to renew... Read more

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2024-01-07T23:47:49-05:00

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Pope Francis’ Liturgical Vision

Last updated on: January 7, 2024 at 11:47 pm By Andrew Likoudis

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Part V: Pope Francis’s Liturgical Vision – Embracing Unity and Fostering Formation Editor’s note: This is the fifth and final article in a series by Andrew Likoudis entitled “The Liturgical Reform – Council, Consilium, and Papacy.” Click here for Part 1: “The liturgical path of the Church after Vatican II.” Click here for Part 2: “The Post-Conciliar Era: The Church and the rise of traditionalism.” Click here for Part 3: “John Paul II and the Liturgical Reforms.” Click here for Part 4: “Benedict XVI’s Liturgical Vision: Summorum Pontificum... Read more

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2025-07-11T11:55:38-04:00

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Pope Benedict XVI’s Liturgical Vision

Last updated on: July 11, 2025 at 11:55 am By Andrew Likoudis

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Part IV: Pope Benedict XVI’s Liturgical Vision: Summorum Pontificum and Beyond Editor’s note: This is the fourth article in a series by Andrew Likoudis entitled “The Liturgical Reform – Council, Consilium, and Papacy.” Click here for Part 1: “The liturgical path of the Church after Vatican II.” Click here for Part 2: “The Post-Conciliar Era: The Church and the rise of traditionalism.” Click here for Part 3: “John Paul II and the Liturgical Reforms.” Pope Benedict XVI’s pontificate (2005-2013) was characterized by a deep commitment to... Read more

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2024-01-07T23:48:37-05:00

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John Paul II and the Liturgical Reforms

Last updated on: January 7, 2024 at 11:48 pm By Andrew Likoudis

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Part III: John Paul II and the Liturgical Reforms Editor’s note: This is the third article in a series by Andrew Likoudis entitled “The Liturgical Reform – Council, Consilium, and Papacy.” Click here for Part 1: “The liturgical path of the Church after Vatican II.” Click here for Part 2: “The Post-Conciliar Era: The Church and the rise of traditionalism.” Pope St. John Paul II’s pontificate (1978-2005) was marked by significant efforts to continue the liturgical renewal initiated by the Second Vatican Council while addressing... Read more

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2024-01-07T23:51:39-05:00

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The Post-Conciliar Era and The Rise of Traditionalism

Last updated on: January 7, 2024 at 11:51 pm By Andrew Likoudis

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Part II: The Post-Conciliar Era: The Church and the rise of traditionalism Editor’s note: This is the second article in a series entitled “The Liturgical Reform – Council, Consilium, and Papacy.” Click here for Part 1: “The liturgical path of the Church after Vatican II.” Following the watershed moment of the Second Vatican Council and the promulgation of Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Catholic Church embarked on a journey of implementing the Council’s directives. However, this process was met with varying degrees of acceptance... Read more

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2024-01-07T23:52:46-05:00

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The Liturgical Path of the Church After Vatican II

Last updated on: January 7, 2024 at 11:52 pm By Andrew Likoudis

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The Liturgical Reform – Council, Consilium, Papacy – Part I: The Liturgical Path of the Church After Vatican II Introduction The Second Vatican Council, a watershed in the life of the Catholic Church, famously generated a number of significant reforms, particularly in the realm of the sacred liturgy. Central to these reforms was the document Sacrosanctum Concilium, a constitution that sought to renew the liturgy in the light of several centuries of formal stagnation in praxis and with the benefit of... Read more

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2023-12-19T22:36:51-05:00

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Courage and Clarity: A Tribute to James Likoudis

Last updated on: December 19, 2023 at 10:36 pm By Andrew Likoudis

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Courage and Clarity: A Tribute to James Likoudis (A guest essay by William Doino Jr. This essay originally appeared in the Fall 2024 issue of the Human Life Review (www.humanlifereview.com). Copyright 2023, Human Life Foundation; reprinted with permission.) Throughout the history of the pro-life and pro-family movements, many remarkable individuals have played important roles. Among those who may receive less recognition today is James Likoudis, a gifted scholar and speaker whose long-time defense of human life, the nuclear family, quality education, parental... Read more

2023-06-18T20:57:44-04:00

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Faithful to the Magisterium, Faithful to Christ

Last updated on: June 18, 2023 at 8:57 pm By Andrew Likoudis

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Unveiling The Pope, the Council, and the Mass to a New Generation A book review by Michael Lofton (This article has been reproduced here with permission from Where Peter Is) The Pope, The Council, and the Mass by Dr. James Likoudis and Dr. Kenneth D. Whitehead (Christopher Publishing House, 1981; Rev. Ed. Emmaus Road, 2006) “[The Council] has invested its teachings with the authority of the supreme ordinary magisterium, which ordinary magisterium is so obviously authentic that it must be accepted with... Read more

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2023-09-18T11:46:24-04:00

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A Beacon of Christ’s Providential Light in the Post-conciliar Church

Last updated on: September 18, 2023 at 11:46 am By Andrew Likoudis

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In the post-conciliar Catholic world, amidst a plethora of interpretations of the Second Vatican Council, wildly divergent understandings of papal authority, and ceaseless polemics around the Sacred Liturgy, The Pope, the Council and the Mass (Christopher Publishing House, 1981; Rev Ed., Emmaus Road, 2006) an apologetics text clarifying the Church’s magisterial teaching, co-written by my grandfather, James Likoudis, and Dr. Kenneth D. Whitehead, shines as a powerful testament of Christ’s providential light to dispel the darkness of confusion. Amidst my... Read more

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2023-06-18T20:52:08-04:00

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Leading With Mercy: A Reflection on Ten Years of Pope Francis’s Pontificate

Last updated on: June 18, 2023 at 8:52 pm By Andrew Likoudis

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