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  • Presider’s Page for 8 December (Immaculate Conception)

    December 8 2016
    Bernard Cotter

    Thanks, Joe. I posted the prayers and used them myself too. At least there is no mention of 'prevenient grace' (whatever that is) in the ICEL prayers! I will try to post all these Mass prayers in futu

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  • Living Positively in the face of Injustice

    December 9 2015
    Dairne Mc Henry

    I don't find your account self-indulging, Tony, rather I find it reassuring: and a powerful witness to a truly Christian (and merciful) response to adversity. Thank you!

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  • A Church Traumatised.

    December 8 2015
    Willie Herlihy

    Thank you Brendan, for your realistic analysis of where we  are. In my humble opinion, the problem stems from the election of Pope John Paul 11 in 1978. Collegiality, that great buzz word from Vatica

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  • Presider’s Page for 8 December (Immaculate Conception)

    December 8 2016
    Joe Caulfield

    To say 'thank you' to the provider of 'The Presider's Page' for the full set of prayers & preface, which I used at today's Mass (for 8 Dec.) attended by 90 primary school children. The prayers of

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  • “Sacred Language” or Trojan Horse?

    December 6 2015
    Roy Donovan

    The "And with your spirit" response - what a 'deadener' & a killjoy! This response has no meaning for me so I don't bother with greetings any more. I am a human body - a humoid! I can't imagine Je

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  • “Sacred Language” or Trojan Horse?

    December 6 2015
    John

    Joe O'Leary : "This looks good" : I have dipped at random into one of these Post Communion prayers. "...Ita et nos in amplexu Domini morientes..." certainly does not mean "....so we, surrounded b

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  • “Sacred Language” or Trojan Horse?

    December 6 2015
    Fr John Wotherspoon (Hong Kong)

    Thank you John Mannion for keeping this issue alive. Your excellent article will be added to my "New Translation File" which has articles about the scandalous process which produced such a ghastly pro

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  • Let Things Unfold ~ Remembering Gerry Reynolds CSsR

    December 7 2015
    john dwyer kirwin,p.p. ret.,u.s.a.

    Thanks very much for that wonderful story. I'm looking forward to merrily meeting both of you in the eternal pub.

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  • “Sacred Language” or Trojan Horse?

    December 6 2015
    john dwyer kirwin,p.p. ret.,u.s.a.

    I think the time has come for all priests to take things in their own hands and stop waiting for permission to do what their hearts and minds are telling them to do. The '98 translation that the bish

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  • “Sacred Language” or Trojan Horse?

    December 6 2015
    tony

    Tumbling over 'prevenient grace' in tonight's preface... not sure if any of the parishioners huddled together on a cold winter's night or their priest understood it all.... maybe we are not meant to..

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