Month: May 2011
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A codicil to Simply Fred
I just finished the book (the first time in months I read a book in one day)….
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The Hymns in GIA’s Worship 4
I have high hopes for a renewal of biblical piety for Catholics who sing the hymn texts in Worship, 4th edition.
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Religion and Ethics Newsweekly on the New Missal
” I haven’t met a priest yet who feels that this is a good thing, that this is an improvement in the liturgy…From what I’ve seen they’re like sawdust in the mouth. They’re difficult to say.” — Fr. Larry Janowski, Chicago
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Only approved texts for psalms and canticles!
So much for helping parishioners sing the Liturgy of the Hours in the unbelievable wide diversity of pastoral situations and available musical resources.
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ICEL’s missal chants in neumes
Then the question arose: What about folks who want to publish the missal chants in 4-line in their own publications? Would that be permitted, though it’s not the ‘approved’ ICEL notation?
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A homily for Good Shepherd Sunday (Easter 4-A) from Vienna
A shepherd doesn’t walk in front of the flock, but always behind it.
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Youth nail theses to the door of the Altenberg cathedral in Germany
Things have not settled down in the Catholic Church in Germany, not by a long shot. The Alliance of Catholic Youth (Bund der Katholischen Jugend) in Germany is calling for reform.
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Space, Art and Liturgical Consciousness
“Full, active and conscious participation occurs in space; the space matters.” — Dennis McNally, SJ
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Vatican slams new Pope John Paul II sculpture
Not everyone likes the new sculpture of Pope John Paul II in Rome.