Inculturation
NLC ARTICLES
This article explores how sacred Indigenous symbols such as water, fire, and smoke resonate deeply with Catholic liturgical tradition, offering powerful opportunities for inculturation that honour both the Spirit-filled heritage of First Nations peoples and the richness of the Roman Rite.
This richly resourced theological reflection from the NLC Working Group on Liturgical Inculturation highlights the long-standing Catholic tradition of integrating cultural practices into worship, showing how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander expressions of faith—rooted in land, Law, and Spirit—can be reverently and meaningfully incorporated into Catholic liturgy in Australia today.
official documents
Holy See
Varietates Legitimae is the fourth Instruction on the proper implementation of the Constitution on the Liturgy Sacrosanctum Concilium. It articulates an understanding of the nature and processes of liturgical inculturation, taking a cautious approach to the matter.
Other Documents
The purpose of this paper is to provide recommendations for consideration, with links to suggested resources, in order to facilitate a more consistent approach to the selection, orientation, induction and ongoing formation of missionary clergy.
These Guidelines are intended to promote intelligent and sensitive discussion amongst the churches. ACOL offers these guidelines for consideration as theological and practical pointers to appropriate participation in multi-faith worship and other events.
Other resources
Journal Articles
The Church is becoming more diverse, both in terms of the congregation and the priesthood. As such, there is a need to support intercultural liturgy preparation, where communities work together with open hearts and hands to worship God, and support each other through monolingual and multilingual liturgies.
Podcasts
Cardinal Mykola Bychok, CSsR shares the richness of being a Ukrainian Greek Catholic today, with a particular focus on the history, worship and values of this venerable liturgical and spiritual tradition.
Fr Peter Slack explores the growth of the Eastern and Western Catholic Churches in Australia and invites us to learn more about the Eastern Catholic Tradition.
