Should We Study the Older Rites? (Fr. Michael Rennier) 4/14/26 from The Catholic Current

The Catholic Current

The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network

Episodes

About

Reviews

Promote

Should We Study the Older Rites? (Fr. Michael Rennier) 4/14/26

45 minutes Posted Apr 14, 2026 at 9:05 pm.

Opening & Host Intro

Prayer & Invocation

Timely Tuesday — Topic Overview

Guest Intro — Fr. Michael Renier

Historical Analogy: Philosophy to Liturgy

Primitivism vs Development of Doctrine

Selective Recovery & Eucharistic Prayer Debate

Sponsor Breaks & Announcements

Embracing Both Rites & the ’Unicorn’ Novus Ordo

Why Study Older Rites — Pastoral Stability

Learning the Old Rite: Personal Journey

Losing Self in Ritual — Spiritual Benefits

Liturgy as Stewardship, Not Improvisation

Community Announcement — Real Estate for Life

Sacraments, Sign & Symbol, Performative Utterance

C.S. Lewis on Pomp and the Pleasure of Ritual

History, Newman & Limits of ’Development’

Participation, Enculturation & Liturgical Formation

Why Study Older Rites — Fruits & Wisdom

Closing Prayer, Outro & Resources

0:00

45:58

Download MP3

Share at current time

Show notes

We welcome back Fr. Michael Rennier to discuss whether knowledge of older rites enriches contemporary worship, fosters humility and obedience, and helps safeguard the Church’s sacramental life and spiritual heritage. Father McTeigue finishes with Timely Thoughts.

Show Notes

Should a Novus Ordo Catholic be familiar with older liturgies? | Fr. Michael Rennier's Substack

Watch the Mass of the Ages Trilogy

How Not to Say Mass, Third Edition: A Guidebook on Liturgical Principles and the Roman Missal

A Beginner's Guide to the Traditional Latin Mass

Know Your Mass: Fr. Demetrius Manousos, O.F.M., Cap., Addison Burbank

The False Hope of a “More Apostolic Church” | New Oxford Review

Holy Week was a different religion

What Many Priests No Longer Believe - Homiletic & Pastoral Review

← See all 1875 episodes of The Catholic Current