The G.I.R.M. Mentions “Hymnus” Only Once …
Ironically, that’s the spot you’re least likely to hear a hymn at Mass!
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How “Catholic” Is Congregational Singing?
John Paul II asked your forgiveness in 1980 … did you forgive him?
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Uh Oh … How do you spell “Ressurection” ?
The new Gregorian Missal (Solesmes, 2012) is a marvelous book.
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With Regard to the New Document by Francis: “Evangelii Gaudium”
I’ve encountered priests who believe their job during the sermon is to talk like Rush Limbaugh, Chris Matthews, or Bill O’Reilly.
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A Chart That Says It All …
What a stark contrast between the (discredited) translation from the 1970s and the 2011 translation!
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A Simple Plan To Improve Music At Mass
Are all musical styles acceptable for Mass? Movie directors realize such a notion is bogus.
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Rory Cooney Needs “Healing” From Pope Benedict’s Liturgical Reforms
Consider these lines from GIA’s newest hymnal (Worship IV): “Who is this who eats with sinners, calling luckless losers winners?” Did they really just use the phrase “luckless losers” in a Catholic hymn book?
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“Look Beyond The Bread You Eat” (Part 1)
Even after so many years, recalling this statement makes my brain explode with rage.
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“Look Beyond The Bread You Eat” (Part 2)
It dawned on me that nothing I’d been saying had made the slightest impact. I had literally been wasting my breath.
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A Dream Come True: 1965 Missal Online!
“The Conference of Bishops has given permission that, when a qualified man is not
available, a woman may proclaim the readings prior to the gospel, while standing outside the sanctuary.” — 1970 Statement
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More Thoughts On The 3-Year Lectionary …
“The Instruction pretends that we actually do have Propers for the Mass, whereas everyone knows that today the Mass Propers are sung perhaps at one Mass in ten thousand.” — Professor László Dobszay
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When Rome Gets It Wrong
“Many a pope has gone through his entire pontificate without making a single infallible statement.” — Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
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The Archer Loves The Arrow And The Bow
If you tend to cry a lot, don’t read this poem.
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“For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours”
A mystery! The 1970s ICEL seems not to have included these words, even though they were in the official Latin …
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Black Vestments & Wisdom From Wives
Following the Second Vatican Council, black vestments aren’t usually worn because they’re considered too “spooky and scary.”
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