Category: Scripture
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The hymn was beautifully played and well sung. My joy was complete until I realized how the text had been altered.
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‘Back to the Future’ with the Saint John’s Bible
“I’ll continue to read the Bible on my iPad, but I’m grateful for a reminder that a book can be both a physical and a spiritual thing.”
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An inter-confessional Bible gets Pope’s approval [updated]
Will the views expressed by Pope Francis on translating the Bible influence future ecumenical collaboration on translating liturgical texts?
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Viewpoint: New Bible Translation – The Message – Is a Notable Achievement
I recommend highly The Message: Catholic/Ecumenical Edition, and find it very helpful for reading alongside The New American Bible, with which we are familiar from the liturgy.
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How do you pray with the Psalms?
What are the challenges, struggles, blessings and rewards of praying with the Psalter, as you’ve experienced it? What psalms do you know by heart, and how did you learn them? Do you teach psalms to children?
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William Oddie on Getting Jesus’ Words Right
“This Sunday, I fear, my explosion was not properly contained…”
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ἰδοὺ: abiding knowledge and infinite vision
A consideration of the New Testament Greek imperative ἰδοὺ, “behold” or “remember”, in Matthew 28.
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“Biblical” Prayers of the People?
I find myself quite ambivalent about attempts to the link the Prayers of the People with the biblical readings for the day. Why not simply announce the intentions, and leave it at that?
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Re-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 51
Article 51 decrees that the Roman Rite liturgy is to be reviewed and reformed in such a way that more biblical material is made available to worshipers.