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  • Press Conference on New Liturgical Texts

    February 3 2011
    Fr. Timothy Johnson

    I agree that Jesus surely spoke with the people in their own language when he preached and ministered to them, but this overlooks the issue of the prayer language of Hebrew that was employed in His da

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  • Dermot’s Lane’s letter to the Irish Times

    February 8 2011
    Pat Rogers

    Dear Dermot, Your accurate, calm and measured reply to that unwarranted attack has my full support and congratulations. Patrick Rogers

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  • Anthony Ruff resigns

    February 7 2011
    Finbarr M Corr Ed D

    As a 75 yr old resigned priest, who loves the Church and advocates a restoration of the Vatican Council II mentality in the administration and liturgical practices of our beloved church, I am concerne

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  • Press Conference on New Liturgical Texts

    February 3 2011
    Alan Robinson

    I am an Irish catholic layman and I am delighted with the poetic, rhythmic and more accurate translations that many of us look forward to later this year. Why have we waited so long ? Can our priests

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  • Press Conference on New Liturgical Texts

    February 3 2011
    Joseph O'Leary

    "I am very much in favour of the revised English text. The language of the current text, along with the overly casual, rushed way in which it is conducted by so many priests, leaves me almost complete

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  • Anthony Ruff resigns

    February 7 2011
    Joseph O'Leary

    Vox Clara press release, Feb 3: "Finally, the Committee expressed satisfaction that the completion of the English translation of the Roman Missal has been welcomed throughout the English-speaking wo

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  • Anthony Ruff resigns

    February 7 2011
    Joseph O'Leary

    The bishops are the ones primarily responsible for liturgy in their dioceses. The US bishops have ignored voices like Fr Ruff's before; they virtually mocked at their own Bp Trautman. Being an "expert

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  • Scripture Scholar Ciaran O’Callaghan on “for many”

    February 7 2011
    Joseph O'Leary

    Fr Vincent Twomey in today's Irish Times says that the new translation will be "for the many" -- which is close to the French "pour la multitude"; but unless this is a last-minute change, it seems tha

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  • Anthony Ruff resigns

    February 7 2011
    Dr Rosemary Eileen McHugh

    I wish to thank Anthony Ruff, O.S.B. for his courage in making it clear to the American Bishops, that the new literal translation from Latin to English, is not a translation that should be accepted fo

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  • Press Conference on New Liturgical Texts

    February 3 2011
    william mccartney

    The phrase "for many" rather than "for all" surely echos the Calvinist theology of limited atonement in that Christ died to puchase the salvation of His elect. I am more and more convinced that the p

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