Day: September 7, 2010
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Becoming present in the liturgy, again
Becoming present to God in the liturgical action, participating fully and willingly in God’s trinitarian act of salvation for us, is the ideal of liturgy. This willing participation, though, is a skill as well as a choice. Coping with distraction is one of the components of this skill.
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The elusive presence of us
Father Anthony’s post on the elusive presence of God provokes the following rejoinder. I have often said that the real question in sacramental theology is not about the real presence of Christ but about the real presence of us. Everything we do at liturgy enables us to become really present to God the Trinity.
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Presbyterians: We are one
For many years Coral Ridge had two very distinct worship services – one contemporary and one traditional. The result was the unintentional development of two different churches under one roof. It wasn’t healthy. So back at the end of Spring we started talking about what we could do to unify our one large church.
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The new missal in Canada
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has now received from the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments (CDWDS) recognitio (confirmation, authorization) for use of the new Roman Missal in Canada.
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Moroney ‘wanders’
“There is extraordinary openness and enthusiasm for the new translations,” says Msgr. James Moroney in The Wanderer.
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Timely article on small children at regular Sunday mass
The Catholic Spirit, the archdiocesan newspaper of St Paul, Minneapolis, recently published this welcoming article by Joe Towalski. He offers a practical and simple way that regular parishioners can make young families feel welcome in the pews: speak up before the people who don’t want children in the mass have the chance.