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The Pontificator informs us about something Ratzinger/Benedict said about prayer posture.
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Here’s a brief history of the pew.
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"On the musical side, the problem is not simply a relativism of taste (some like pop tarts, while others like chef salads). The problem is that there are objective criteria for aesthetic excellence and little of this popular post-Vatican II fare is more t
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"C.S. Lewis once said that there were two dangers to be avoided with respect to the Devil — first, an excessive curiosity that might lead to dabbling in the occult; second, an excessive indifference that might lead to forgetting that he exists and prowls
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"Fr. Robinson shared with ZENIT how the Enlightenment and its intellectual pundits influenced Westerners’ understanding of God, society, religion — and the state of Catholic worship — and understanding of worship — today."
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"We are, indeed, very familiar with [the current English translation of the mass]: who could not be who has attended many Masses in the English language over the past few decades? But familiarity with it does not imply that we like it. We did not choose i
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"A common response to the question of the relative superiority or inferiority of the new or old Mass is to couch the question in terms of preference. This is to utterly skew the issue, recasting the debate in the framework of subjective perceptions rather
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As a former Lutheran, my preference would be a comprimise: communion in the hand, kneeling.
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"Why was the Communion rail removed? What good rationale was offered for its removal? What is signified by its removal?" I very much miss the communion rail and loathe the McDonald’s drive-thru form of reception found in most parishes.
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"The practice of women covering their heads in church is rooted in ancient Israel, attested by St. Paul (1 Cor. 11:3-16), and was absolutely universal from apostolic times to the 1960s. Canon #1262 in the 1917 Code of Canon Law strictly insisted upon it,
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"AVH: The devil hates the ancient Mass. He hates it because it is the most perfect reformulation of all the teachings of the Church. It was my husband who gave me this insight about the Mass. The problem that ushered in the present crisis was not the trad
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"I think it’s totally disproportionate and exaggerated that out of the mountain of emails I’ve received on the Diocese’s two new permissions, almost all of them have to do with altar girls and many of them are rash. I’ve read through some of the comment b
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I’ve been hesitant to mention anything about this on my blog since it’s still so speculative. However, I think this report is genuinely encouraging for those who feel a universal indult is the most important step toward true reform of the reform.
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"Before ascending to the altar for the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, priests had to don 7 pieces of clothing, each one of which symbolized a step in a particular scene of Christ’s ascent to Golgotha, where the ultimate sacrifice of the Go
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*shudder*
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"There has been some discussion in the previous thread about how silly it is to worry so much about vestments when there are so many more important problems in the Church. I recall the parable of the talents. Faithfulness in small things, even unimportant
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This ought be considered a crime with stiff canonical penalties.
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"This leads me into another point. When considering the place (and production) of modern liturgical music, there are some matters that I find quite clear (such as those Fr. Rutler mentions, or such as the restoration of Gregorian chant) while there are ot
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This article is pretty solid take-down of mistaken notions about pre-Vatican II liturgy.
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"An interesting critique of the proposed renovation of St. Colman’s Cathedral in Cobh, Ireland is available off of the Friends of St. Colman’s Cathedral website."
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"The Holy See has granted the request of the Bishops’ Conferences of England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland and Australia and agreed to the establishment of an International Commission (ICPEL) to prepare a fresh translation of the Lectionary for Mass. The
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