Joseph Shaw, Chairman of the Latin Mass Society, is the Moderator of a Liturgy and Spirituality Subcommittee of FIUV which will coordinate the development and publication of the position papers. They will also be available via the Rorate Caeli blog.
This project will be helpful as a means of engaging with liturgists, theologians and all who are interested in open and rational debate concerning the reform of the Sacred Liturgy.
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There is an interesting theme in the paper on which you might comment at some point. It draws attention to the valuable role that altar serving has in fostering vocations to the priesthood, and I suspect that many priests first gained an inkling of their vocation through this involvement with both the liturgy and the reality of priesthood. It is unfortunate, I think, in more ways than one, that some traditionalist parishes - notably St Mary Magdalen's in Brighton - have banned not only girls but boys from this service, arguing that the ancient tradition of minor orders implies that Mass should be served only by men. If the Church is serious about vocations, it seems to me absurd to cut off this way of learning.
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