Month: September 2011
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UK reactions to the new translation of the Missal
In the UK, the new translation is now being phased in, and I can only say that I feel fortunate to have two final months of grace in the US.
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September 17: Memorial of St. Hildegard of Bingen?
In the regional German calendar, September 17 is first and foremost the memorial of the great twelfth-century visionary, monastic leader, writer, composer, and preacher Hildegard of Bingen, who died on this day in 1179. The only problem is that Hildegard was never officially canonized – or she would in all likelihood be another doctor of…
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“Authentic Liturgy, Authentic Chant”?
Father Anthony, Gordon Truitt, and I were asked to write about the missal of Pope Benedict XVI for the GIA Quarterly. My contribution is intended to be a contribution to the conversation about the relationship between the ordinary and the extraordinary forms of the liturgy, particularly the Mass.
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Priest urges women to protest at ‘sexist language’ in missal
Fr. Seán McDonagh says that Irish Catholic women should write to bishops around the country in protest at sexist language in the new version of the Roman missal.
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Of Studies, Liturgical
“I thought our readers might enjoy an inside, on-the-ground-running peek at liturgical studies at this level and stage. I also thought that everyone might enjoy a bit of a diversion from you-know-what coming on October 1.”
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Lost in Translation
Gabe Huck writes of the problems of translating literally. “Language is more than vocabulary. Any language will have its own quite unique way to make prose or poetry do their work.”
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Worship 4 indexes online
GIA has put all the indexes to Worship – Fourth Edition, and sample hymnal pages, online.