tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923995063430144879.post4965511657807282817..comments2023-03-31T11:10:18.032+03:00Comments on Deo Volente Ex Animo: "versus populum codependency" Thomas Gullicksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13640680485289909046noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923995063430144879.post-41423236225708416022013-07-10T21:23:30.041+03:002013-07-10T21:23:30.041+03:00Point well taken concerning the special challenge ...Point well taken concerning the special challenge in a school setting where you have a big turnover.<br /><br />To clarify once again: I have a bone to pick with the "co-" part. I'm sure we priests have felt needs or resist venturing out, but they are personal hang-ups which close us off to the new or different. I really don't think lay people care about whether you have eye contact with them, especially when you should be addressing God in the Eucharistic Prayer with and for them.<br /><br />Sometimes, especially when it comes to music, if you have a reputation (as in a certain fame) or a shingle from the previous year, the newcomers will presume they are joining in and will adjust. I have a lot of family, not really all that well catechized on what is right or sacred for music, but they enjoy it when they encounter it.Thomas Gullicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640680485289909046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923995063430144879.post-58178795325014822952013-07-10T20:57:09.732+03:002013-07-10T20:57:09.732+03:00I appreciate the comment "versus populum code...I appreciate the comment "versus populum codependency." The hesitancies a priest encounters when considering such a shift are humbling. "Am I THAT dependent on the affections of others? Where does concern for the faithful end and concern for my own behind begin?" So, while you dismiss it I think it is an accurate and useful phrase for self-examination. <br /><br />I work at a college Newman Center. About once a week I orientate the altar, usually on my day off. I find though that I am always receiving new parishioners- about 20% each year with the college cycle. So I am always reeducating on the liturgy. Kind of a "New Liturgical Movement Groundhogs Day" to reference the Bill Murray movie. <br /><br />I stubbed my toe that way last fall regarding chant. We educated and moved the parish the year prior and both I and my musicians kept on going this fall, forgetting about the comparatively large turnover. Fr. Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05341140536112894435noreply@blogger.com