Author: Anthony Ruff, OSB
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Who can repent on Ash Wednesday?
“The Church does not recognize the child’s ability deliberately to commit sin that is in need of repentance until the age of ‘reason’ (age 7).”
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Petition: Belgian priests and laity call for reforms (UPDATED)
8,235 signatories in Flanders (the Dutch-speaking half of Belgium), including politicians and intellectuals as well as about a tenth of all Flemish priests, deacons and lay Church workers, have called for reforms including ordination of women and married people. The head of the Belgian bishops’ conference accepted the petition along with the Flemish bishops and…
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Facts on Growth: 2010
A sense of being “reverent” was not related to growth at all. But use of electric guitars, bass, drums and percussion, and visual projection is strongly tied to growth.
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The New Roman Missal: The Rest of the Story
A recent talk by awr.
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Cardinal Koch on liturgical renewal
In Koch’s view, the readmission of the celebration of Mass in the preconciliar form is “only the first step,” but “the time is not yet ripe” for further steps. Rome can take further actions only when there is readiness among Catholics to consider new forms of liturgy “in service of the Church.”
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“I’ll report you to the Pope”
True story. Someplace out East.
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More on pro multis, etc.
Pope Benedict’s response was that the consensus of the bishops’ conference will have to be respected.