I was Brendan Hoban’s “immediate” in Maynooth and have read many books and articles written by him. I have never noticed him “having a go” at “traditional Catholicism” but rather I see h
Hi Jo
You make three main points, I think, which I will summarise and then address individually.
1. Liberals also can feel ignored and rejected within the Church;
2. Human thinking and knowledge are
Replying to Jo O'Sullivan @ 2.
I appreciate your thoughtful and thought-provoking response to my comment. I will do my best to reply with equal courtesy and fairness, in due course. I need a bit of ti
Brendan, another wonderful piece. I have taken the liberty of sharing it with the Scottish Laity Network, all of whom, I am sure, will greatly appreciate and concur with your sentiments.
And, equal
I found myself smiling wryly at Jim’s response to Brendan’s article. I had to smile, because I had reacted to Brendan’s article with quite a similar reaction, but from the opposite side complete
The changes in the Japanese liturgy, which nobody likes, have the same feel as those in the English translation — just cringeworthy ugliness, totally unidiomatic. In the Agnus Dei, the word “nobis
Fr Hoban has been writing along these lines for many years now, and it always makes me uneasy, although he writes well and is obviously sincere.
When he speaks out for more involvement by the laity,
All they needed to do following the Council was to keep all rubrics (ad orientem, use of railing etc...) but simply use the vernacular as was written in the missal. Then the liturgy would appear refor
"Eventually, under new leadership, ICEL followed Ratzinger’s directions and produced the flawed 2010 translation that we are now using in church. Thus, one cardinal in Rome, whose native language wa
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February 9 2024I was Brendan Hoban’s “immediate” in Maynooth and have read many books and articles written by him. I have never noticed him “having a go” at “traditional Catholicism” but rather I see h
Brendan Hoban: Church should not fear its sleeping giant
February 9 2024Hi Jo You make three main points, I think, which I will summarise and then address individually. 1. Liberals also can feel ignored and rejected within the Church; 2. Human thinking and knowledge are
Brendan Hoban: Church should not fear its sleeping giant
February 9 2024Replying to Jo O'Sullivan @ 2. I appreciate your thoughtful and thought-provoking response to my comment. I will do my best to reply with equal courtesy and fairness, in due course. I need a bit of ti
Brendan Hoban: Church should not fear its sleeping giant
February 9 2024Brendan, another wonderful piece. I have taken the liberty of sharing it with the Scottish Laity Network, all of whom, I am sure, will greatly appreciate and concur with your sentiments. And, equal
Brendan Hoban: Church should not fear its sleeping giant
February 9 2024I found myself smiling wryly at Jim’s response to Brendan’s article. I had to smile, because I had reacted to Brendan’s article with quite a similar reaction, but from the opposite side complete
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Brendan Hoban: Church should not fear its sleeping giant
February 9 2024Fr Hoban has been writing along these lines for many years now, and it always makes me uneasy, although he writes well and is obviously sincere. When he speaks out for more involvement by the laity,
America Magazine: The Synod on Synodality called for better liturgy. Will anyone listen?
February 8 2024All they needed to do following the Council was to keep all rubrics (ad orientem, use of railing etc...) but simply use the vernacular as was written in the missal. Then the liturgy would appear refor
America Magazine: The Synod on Synodality called for better liturgy. Will anyone listen?
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