TLM Community Explores Traditional Liturgy with Dr. Peter Kwasniewski
Approximately 90 members of Maine’s TLM community turned out on Sunday, August 18th, for an engaging evening with noted author and liturgist Dr. Peter Kwasniewski, at Holy Martyrs Church in Falmouth.
Dr. Kwasniewski, a founding faculty member, administrator, and choir director at Wyoming Catholic College in Lander, Wyoming, spoke for an hour in a lecture titled, “The Grace of Stability: How Liturgy Forms the Christian Soul.” The lecture was followed by an extended period of Q & A, then attendees enjoyed a dinner and fellowship while continuing to engage Dr. Kwasniewski in conversation concerning how for over 1500 years the traditional Roman Rite has provided a foundation for the Catholic clergy and laity alike, while also developing the bedrock of Western Civilization.
Specific topics Dr. Kwasniewski discussed included the choice and development of Latin as a hieratic, or sacred, language, because of its capacity to articulate both the intellectual heights and the spiritual depths of the emerging Christian faith, as well as the role of the monastic movement in solidifying and spreading the liturgical practices that have sustained and strengthened the Church for well over a millennium.
Una Voce Maine would like to thank Dr. Kwasniewski for sharing his time and insights, the many members of the TLM community whose generous financial support made the entire evening possible, Spencer Dunzik for managing the dinner and clean-up, Austin Gallant of St. Brendan the Navigator Parish in Camden for his generous offer of the promotional poster, and Fr. Cartwright and Joe Moreshead of Holy Martyrs Church for their gracious support and hospitality from start to finish.
About Dr. Kwasniewski
Dr. Kwasniewski has pursued a career as a freelance author, public speaker, editor, publisher, and composer, with the intention of dedicating his life to the articulation and defense of Catholic Tradition in all its dimensions.
Over the past twenty years, Dr. Kwasniewski has published over 1,300 articles, both academic and popular, on sacramental and liturgical theology, the aesthetics of music, Thomistic thought, and the social doctrine of the Church. His articles have been translated into more than 18 languages.
For more of his writings, he publishes regularly to his Substack Tradition and Sanity, and contributes to the long-standing blog New Liturgical Movement.
Donations Welcome
This event was sponsored by Una Voce Maine.
UVM asks for donations to help the defray the expenses for the event, which fall outside our regular annual budget. If you would like to contribute (whether online or by check) we ask that you include the note “Peter K.” so that we will be able to separate donations for this event from other contributions.