Brian Almeida

Université Saint Paul/Saint Paul University
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    L'enseignement spirituel de la liturgie dans l'unité de la formation théologique
    In Ângelo Cardita (ed.), La liturgie, principe d'unité dans l'enseignement de la théologie?, Centro Liturgico Vicenziano - Edizioni Liturgiche. pp. 163-192. 2025.
    [English] This article examines a central difficulty in the spiritual teaching of liturgy, namely the loss of an integral understanding of the human person. It argues that early modernity fostered a “de-anthropologizing” intellectual culture, in which the anthropological depth of theological reality became increasingly obscured. Drawing on Maurice Festugière’s liturgical critique, the study shows how this fragmentation weakened the relationship between theology, spirituality, and liturgy. It the…Read more
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    Pour une liturgie semper reformanda. Le plaidoyer de Guy Lapointe
    In Ângelo Cardita (ed.), Le legs liturgique de Guy Lapointe (1935-2022), Presses De L'université Laval. pp. 107-129. 2024.
    [English]This article offers a structured reexamination of Guy Lapointe’s liturgical thought through his plea for a semper reformanda liturgy. It identifies five generative tensions that ground the necessity of continuous reform: (1) the conciliar dynamic between Church and world, (2) the articulation of liturgical tradition and ecclesial progress, (3) creativity as a hermeneutical principle, (4) the transformation of sacramental language subject to historical erosion, and (5) the dialectic betw…Read more