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Man as a Tradition-Constituted Liturgical Animal

Tradition and Sanity

In an essay consisting of four relatively compact parts, I will explain the ways in which human beings are tradition-dependent creatures; how tradition perfects us as social, cultural, and liturgical animals; how this dependency and perfection are, by God’s design, exemplified in the Catholic Church; and, finally, what happens when individuals and societies rebel against tradition or attempt to do without it. This essay is part of my ongoing effort to articulate the fundamental principles of traditional Catholicism in the face of objections made against it by modern Westerners (and, all too often, by Catholics who should know better). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.traditionsanity.com/subscribe