Of more significance perhaps is the fact that he is returning to Spain,this may well be a harbinger of things to come ? Just as an aside I was speaking to a few fourth year University Students in a ho
Diffal, the current translation offers no representation of the beauty of the Latin, and does not even attempt to. In contrast, the 1973 translation of the Roman Canon (justified line by line in a Bur
Rarely do I see you Diffal....Allow me to clarify...I'm speaking of the text that I encountered every Sunday from about 1970 to the recent change...or, another way, the text, I had enjoyed for 30 year
To be fair Darlene, our "Vatican II liturgical text" was the original latin one. The english version we used for nearly 40 years was only a paraphrase of the Vatican II text. The one we use now is clo
Since prayer to me, is fundamentally relationship, it certainly, makes sense to talk to God about what we need, including what is needed in the Church. Yet, this is God's Church, and He knows what is
'Even the way we pray for vocations needs to be looked at. Generally speaking when prayers are asked for vocations this is understood as meaning prayers for male celibates. Let us be more inclusive in
Yesterday, by pure chance I met a woman who had recently returned from Peru where she had ministered as a lay missionary for the previous three years. As we both had done religious studies between 20
Indeed, there are a number of "cell" group communities in Ireland. Such small Christian communities have generally not worked in my area...Edmonton, Alberta, Canada...generally due to affluence and p
Joe@5, thank you for sharing that with us. It puzzles me how some -- well, I suppose, a few -- yearn for the Mass of their childhood as if it was some glorious thing while the reality was that that m
I am curious about the phrase "the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
I have always thought of this as meaning that the church would be attacked by the devil, and that hell itself with all o
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Head of Vatican liturgy office moved back to Spain
August 28 2014Of more significance perhaps is the fact that he is returning to Spain,this may well be a harbinger of things to come ? Just as an aside I was speaking to a few fourth year University Students in a ho
Head of Vatican liturgy office moved back to Spain
August 28 2014Diffal, the current translation offers no representation of the beauty of the Latin, and does not even attempt to. In contrast, the 1973 translation of the Roman Canon (justified line by line in a Bur
Head of Vatican liturgy office moved back to Spain
August 28 2014Rarely do I see you Diffal....Allow me to clarify...I'm speaking of the text that I encountered every Sunday from about 1970 to the recent change...or, another way, the text, I had enjoyed for 30 year
Head of Vatican liturgy office moved back to Spain
August 28 2014To be fair Darlene, our "Vatican II liturgical text" was the original latin one. The english version we used for nearly 40 years was only a paraphrase of the Vatican II text. The one we use now is clo
A new way of looking at the parish
August 30 2014Since prayer to me, is fundamentally relationship, it certainly, makes sense to talk to God about what we need, including what is needed in the Church. Yet, this is God's Church, and He knows what is
A new way of looking at the parish
August 30 2014'Even the way we pray for vocations needs to be looked at. Generally speaking when prayers are asked for vocations this is understood as meaning prayers for male celibates. Let us be more inclusive in
A new way of looking at the parish
August 30 2014Yesterday, by pure chance I met a woman who had recently returned from Peru where she had ministered as a lay missionary for the previous three years. As we both had done religious studies between 20
A new way of looking at the parish
August 30 2014Indeed, there are a number of "cell" group communities in Ireland. Such small Christian communities have generally not worked in my area...Edmonton, Alberta, Canada...generally due to affluence and p
Issues arising from the revised English of the Roman Missal
August 23 2014Joe@5, thank you for sharing that with us. It puzzles me how some -- well, I suppose, a few -- yearn for the Mass of their childhood as if it was some glorious thing while the reality was that that m
I will build my church
August 21 2014I am curious about the phrase "the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." I have always thought of this as meaning that the church would be attacked by the devil, and that hell itself with all o
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