Some samples of congregational leaflets for I Advent 2011.
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The Anglican Bishop of London on the Eucharist
A recent pastoral letter from Richard Chartres, Bishop of London entitled ‘Do This in Memory of Me’.
Read moreChrist the King 2011: an Englishman preaches in Bunker Hill
If we celebrate this feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Universal King here in the US, we need to recognise that so much of what is valuable and precious in this country arises from a rejection of the idea of kingship, a recognition that the political power of this world can often be dysfunctional and abusive, that human freedom and dignity need to be safeguarded.
Read moreBe honest
“The new Missal asks us to eliminate hymns in place of chant.” “The new Missal wants us to sing more Latin.” “The new Missal demands that only the Grail translation of the psalms be used.” (Now there’s a whopper.)
Read moreOpen Discussion: The new translation and encouraging participation
On the occasion of a new translation…how can we encourage active participation?
Read moreThe Washington Post on the new translation
This morning’s Washington Post has a story on the new translation which translates everything into the categories of secular politics, maybe because Church politics are just too bizarre and byzantine for someone outside the Church to grasp.
Read moreWhat Mass setting on roll-out Sunday?
Michael Silhavy continues to report on Mass settings in parishes of Minneapolis-Saint Paul archdiocese on the First Sunday of Advent.
Read moreMotivational Poster
It’s not quite catechetical, but it captures something of the atmosphere of positive energy that surrounds the implementation of the new translation.
Read moreSing the Mass: Anthology of Music for the Irish Church
“Sing the Mass: Anthology of Music for the Irish Church,” prepared by the Irish National Centre for Liturgy in association with the Advisory Committee on Church Music of the Bishops’ Conference of Ireland, provides compositions for use with the new English translation of the Roman Missal.
Read moreWhat Should Catholic Hymnal Editors Know?
What would you add to or change in this list?
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