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A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
random thought of the moment:
Religious liberty might be supposed to mean that everybody is free to discuss religion. In practice it means that hardly anybody is allowed to mention it.
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Vatican-II
Pride of Place
Thisentryis part 4 of 4 in the series He Who Sings Prays TwiceReaders of Stuff's post on singing before/during/after communion may find these interesting.
The Mass of Vatican II
[…]In any case, the first use of actuosa participatio, i.e., active participation, referred explicitly and exclusively to the restoration of the congregational singing of Gregorian Chant. In 1928, […]
Indult Masses
[I revised this post on 11/20 to remove some uncharitable statements. I apologize if they offended anyone. - Funky]
This made me chuckle:
"Some people are making a lot of noise about how disruptive [changes to the English Mass] will be. Perhaps. But what I think we're seeing is mainly the nostalgic response of […]
Shea Rules
I think this satire by Mark Shea just about sums up the abuses of Vatican II.
Chesterton: A Spirit of Vatican II Bibliography
"Many people know that G.K. Chesterton, a famous defender of the Catholic faith as well as a prolific writer in fields […]
