Monthly Archives: December 2005

2nd Sunday of Advent

WHAT DOES THE PRAYER REALLY SAY? 2nd Sunday of Advent Before we leap into the Collect, a brief note is necessary about something in the new document of the NCCB called “Built of Living Stones: Art, Architecture, and Worship” (BLS) … Read More

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1st Sunday of Advent

WHAT DOES THE PRAYER REALLY SAY? 1st Sunday of Advent Welcome to the first offering of WDTPRS. In this series we will examine the Latin texts of the Collects (Opening Prayers) taken from the Church’s official text for celebration of … Read More

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Arinze Watch!

Fr. Z with Card. Arinze His Eminence kindly received me today at the Congregation for a little over an hour. We discussed many issues concerning the ongoing project of the new English translation of the Missale Romano and the weekly … Read More

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Finally a photo of the new CDF Secretary

Here is, at last, a look at the new Secretary of the CDWDS:

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It is very hard to live here sometimes

Hello Kitty on the Euro. Oh…. that’s just wrong….

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In the really cool department

On 15 December there is a marvelous entry for Astronomy Picture of the Day. Do take a look. You can click back through their whole archive, by the way. Excerpt: That scene was captured in Ansel Adams’ famous photograph Autumn … Read More

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In the “hard to make this up” category

This just in from CNN. Alleged pope incarnate excommunicated Bishop also issues warning to woman claiming to be Virgin Mary MAYAGUEZ, Puerto Rico (AP) — A Roman Catholic bishop here has excommunicated members of a communal sect whose leader allegedly … Read More

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Bishop Elect Alex Sample

I was delighted to read, yesterday, about Pope Benedict’s choice of Fr. Alex Sample to be the next Bishop of Marquette (MI, USA). I have known Bp. Elect Sample for many years since the days when he lived with us … Read More

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Pope’s Message for “World Day of Peace”

While no Pope can say he is in favor of war, this document leaves plenty of room for the war on terrorism and the war in Iraq. Read More

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Conference on Dignitate humanae

Fr. Ian Ker Mary Ann Glendon In Rome on Saturday 10 December there was a conference on the document Dignitatis humanae held by the Becket Institute. Among the speakers were Fr. Ian Ker, Mary Ann Glendon, George Weigel and the … Read More

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New CDWDS Secretary

Archbishop Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don, the Sri Lanka-born nuncio to Indonesia and East Timor, to be Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.

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ERMINE is in again

A few days ago I attended the conference held by the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments on sacred music. It was amazing how the attitude of the speakers toward Gregorian chant and Latin ployphony had change … Read More

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A view from my window… really

Here is a shot across the City on the night that His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI was elected to succeed the late Pope John Paul II as Bishop of Rome and Vicar of Christ. It is not very often that … Read More

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