Aeneas’ Quest

We have seen in the previous post some significant characteristics of the Gregorian reforms. Several observations can be made concerning these reforms, both in the three areas separately identified and as a whole. The first observation is that these reforms displaced a number of long-standing ... More

(An important source for this post is Karl F. Morrison’s “The Gregorian Reform” published in Christian Spirituality, Origins to the Twelfth Century, New York, 1988.) The Gregorian reform is an important event in the story of Western Christianity. The initial aim of these reforms ... More