Month: March 2011
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Encountering the Sacred: What you get is what you give. . . .
In the comments following a recent Pray Tell Blog post, one of our regularly appearing commentators, Tom Poelker, initiated a most interesting conversation, worthy of its own (i.e., this) post.
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Television, Time Use, Lent, and the Divine Office
From 1965 to 1995 both paid and unpaid work declined, thereby increasing leisure time, especially television viewing.
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3/28 Press Statement from the Association of Catholic Priests
While some priests may welcome the new texts, it is clear that others will resist them, while many, maybe the majority, will accept them with a sense of resignation and without enthusiasm.
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“Central authority of the Church far removed from the spirit of Vatican II”
“It is difficult to avoid a sense of disappointment over the decision to introduce the new English translation of the Roman Missal later this year.” – Fr. Tom Jordan, OP
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What if we just said ‘Pray’?
I sincerely believe that the majority of Catholics, like me, actually welcome the “reform of the reform,” we applaud the bishops for their work on the new translation and we want to encourage them as they attempt to shepherd the faithful more deeply into the Sacred Mysteries being celebrated at Holy Mass. – Louie Verrecchio
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Transfiguration
A reflection on change
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“Behold the wood of the cross, on which is hung our salvation…”
The cross is the sign of our salvation, a symbol of suffering, sacrifice and compassion, and an emblem of paradox and glory.
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Revising the Mass Texts: Is This the Real Issue?
“What is at issue here is not just a decision to reject the 1998 ICEL translation of the English edition of the Roman Missal which had been approved by the English Speaking Episcopal Conferences and then produce an alternative translation; there is something far more fundamental at stake. The very teaching authority of the Church…
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The Splendour of Noble Simplicity?
From the Tablet: How could one of the Vatican’s chief advocates for more Latin in the liturgy make such an elementary mistake?