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The dangers of liturgical dance

Posted on 20 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From the always amusing Eye Of The Tiber:
Liturgical Dancer Tests Positive For Performing-Enhancing Drugs
It is being reported this morning that world-renowned liturgical dancer Doris Griffin has tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. A USCCB spokesman said that trace amounts of an … Continue reading →

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Do you have liturgical dance where you are?

Posted on 8 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Do you have liturgical dance where you are?
You probably shouldn’t.
Rorate picked this up from a post on a blog in the Philippines, Pinoy Catholic.
Liturgical dance… ugh.
There are some pretty funny stories about liturgical dance.

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QUAERITUR: Is liturgical dance legitimate?

Posted on 7 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:

I have been Catholic for two and a half years and today I went to theparish I attend to become a RCIA sponser. The subject of LiturgicslDance came up and I was informed that it is a perfectly … Continue reading →

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Just say no to liturgical dance

Posted on 30 May 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

With a tip of the biretta  o{]:¬) to Patrick Madrid, I share this from Stephen Colbert, as an exemplification of just how ridiculous liturgical dance really is.
Not “can be”… is.

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Marini (not Guido) says John Paul II wanted all the liturgical nonsense

Posted on 9 May 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

On the Italian blog Palazzo Apostolico there is a piece by Paolo Rodari in which he say that the former papal MC, Archbp. Piero Marini states that Pope John Paul II wanted all the liturgical novelties which sprinkled his pontificate … Continue reading →

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A cautionary tale for bishops who permit liturgical dance

Posted on 14 October 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

My friend Fr. Blake, the great P.P. of St. Mary Magdalene in Brighton, gets a tip of the biretta for this    o{]:¬)
From ICN:
Sudan: assassination attempt on Cardinal
An assassination attempt on Cardinal Zubeir Wako, the Catholic Archbishop of Khartoum took place … Continue reading →

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