The sign of peace is optional but I could count on one finger the number of times that it has been omitted at Masses I've attended in the last 10years.
I don't like it and would prefer if it was ditch
- "The departure of the priest from the altar in order to give the sign of peace to some of the faithful." is not approved. That is the crucial remark for as the number of priests steadily diminishes
The letter in fact is just four pages long, with an opening cover page. For reasons best known to themselves it has not been widely published by bishops' conferences. The Spanish Bishops are the only
But, whether or not 'abuses' is an appropriate term (it does seem a bit strong!), most of the practices proscribed are rather messy and not consistent with the quiet decorum which should precede commu
Of course none of the four are "abuses", and the latter expression is an invention of conservatives who have had great success in keeping us dancing to their tune, with dire effects on the liturgy. Th
The author -- by use of scare quotes, and declaring that this things have become customary -- obviously doesn't consider them abuses. I'm interested to know if, through reprinting this article, the A
Séamus,
you wind (us) up with, Have Fun!
having counselled us, August is a time for ...Flights of Fancy.
After digesting your choice morsels, I went out into the garden because there was weeding to
Fr. Vincent Twomey's article in the Irish Times on 29 July raises a couple of very important issues
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/what-s-wrong-with-the-proposed-mother-and-babies-home-
Seamus's observations have hung around in my mind since yesterday.
And I think that had to do with being given some access to his interior conversation ; and what life is really like for priests these
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Circular Letter on the Sign of Peace at Mass.
August 4 2014The sign of peace is optional but I could count on one finger the number of times that it has been omitted at Masses I've attended in the last 10years. I don't like it and would prefer if it was ditch
Circular Letter on the Sign of Peace at Mass.
August 4 2014- "The departure of the priest from the altar in order to give the sign of peace to some of the faithful." is not approved. That is the crucial remark for as the number of priests steadily diminishes
Circular Letter on the Sign of Peace at Mass.
August 4 2014The letter in fact is just four pages long, with an opening cover page. For reasons best known to themselves it has not been widely published by bishops' conferences. The Spanish Bishops are the only
Circular Letter on the Sign of Peace at Mass.
August 4 2014But, whether or not 'abuses' is an appropriate term (it does seem a bit strong!), most of the practices proscribed are rather messy and not consistent with the quiet decorum which should precede commu
Circular Letter on the Sign of Peace at Mass.
August 4 2014Of course none of the four are "abuses", and the latter expression is an invention of conservatives who have had great success in keeping us dancing to their tune, with dire effects on the liturgy. Th
Circular Letter on the Sign of Peace at Mass.
August 4 2014The author -- by use of scare quotes, and declaring that this things have become customary -- obviously doesn't consider them abuses. I'm interested to know if, through reprinting this article, the A
August is a wicked month! Or is it ‘the silly season’ ?
August 1 2014Séamus, you wind (us) up with, Have Fun! having counselled us, August is a time for ...Flights of Fancy. After digesting your choice morsels, I went out into the garden because there was weeding to
August is a wicked month! Or is it ‘the silly season’ ?
August 1 2014Thanks, Seamus, for a wonderful article, full of life, and true to our pastoral realities in parish. Have fun yourself in August!
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July 18 2014Fr. Vincent Twomey's article in the Irish Times on 29 July raises a couple of very important issues http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/what-s-wrong-with-the-proposed-mother-and-babies-home-
August is a wicked month! Or is it ‘the silly season’ ?
August 1 2014Seamus's observations have hung around in my mind since yesterday. And I think that had to do with being given some access to his interior conversation ; and what life is really like for priests these
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