--- title: Blog Posts – Church Life Journal | Joseph Wagner description: Joseph Wagner holds an M.A. in liturgical studies from the Liturgical Institute at the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, Illinois. His research focuses on the social and political ramifications of the Liturgical Movement in the United States. He will enter Saint Meinrad Archabbey in October as a candidate for monastic life. --- Search [![churchlife](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/church-life-journal-white-horizontal-1.png)](http://churchlife.nd.edu/) - [Essays](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays) - [Articles](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles) - [Blog](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) All posts filed under: BLOG POSTS ## Joseph Wagner Joseph Wagner holds an M.A. in liturgical studies from the Liturgical Institute at the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, Illinois. His research focuses on the social and political ramifications of the Liturgical Movement in the United States. He will enter Saint Meinrad Archabbey in October as a candidate for monastic life. ### Recent Posts [![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Footwashing.jpg)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/06/15/social-and-liturgical-action-in-the-21st-century) ## [Social and Liturgical Action in the 21st Century](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/06/15/social-and-liturgical-action-in-the-21st-century) Published by [Joseph Wagner](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/author/joseph-wagner) Many of my fellow Catholic Millennials are concerned for moderate to drastic social change, especially in the United States. I would venture to guess, though, that many of these same Catholic Millennials do not realize there is a long history of Catholic social action deriving from the “source and summit” of the Catholic life, the liturgical action. How are these two seemingly different aspects of... 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