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After all these years… the advent of the NEW TRANSLATION. Your thoughts. WDTPRS POLL
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Nov 27, 2011 at 1:37 pm
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We have waited a long time for this.
The clock has inexorably ticked away. The date for the implementation of the whole of the new, corrected translation – Order and...
The new Nuncio to Ireland. Some thoughts and a request to readers.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Nov 27, 2011 at 1:37 pm There will be a new apostolic nuncio in Ireland, and his name is.. will be Archbishop Charles Brown.
A glance at his CV shows that he’s got real intellectual game.
Il Santo Padre...
You say you want a restoration?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Nov 27, 2011 at 1:37 pm Here is a great restoration story from the History Blog.
The Dulwich Picture Gallery in London unveiled the results of a two-year restoration of Saint Cecilia, a Baroque...
Time is not Slippin’ into the Future . . .
The Catholic Key - Nov 27, 2011 at 1:36 pm From the next edition of the Catholic Key comes our first Advent reflection on the Christian conception of time from Fr. Ernie Davis:
I’ve had an irritating song lyric stuck in my...
And with your spirit...
OSV Daily Take - Nov 27, 2011 at 1:36 pm By Mary DeTurris PoustSo how did we do? What do we think? The new translation is finally here, after much fanfare and more than enough controversy. Personally, I found my first...
Buck the Black Friday trend. Join the Advent Conspiracy.
OSV Daily Take - Nov 27, 2011 at 1:36 pm [AC] Promo 2011 from Advent Conspiracy on Vimeo.
By Mary DeTurris PoustAs I sat at home today, not shopping on Black Friday because I despise everything it stands for, I...
Will advocates of embryonic stem-cell research admit their errors?
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 27, 2011 at 1:11 pm For several years, scientists and scientific publications have touted embryonic stem-cell test as the most promising field in medical research. Now, with the announcement that the...
Pakistan rescinds ban on texting 'Jesus Christ'
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 27, 2011 at 1:11 pm Authorities in Pakistan have rescinded a ban on the use of the name "Jesus Christ" in text messages, in a victory for a Christian government adviser.
Pakistan had included the...
Detailed rules binding Legionaries' conduct are invalid, cardinal says
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 27, 2011 at 1:11 pm The papal representative supervising a reform of the Legionaries of Christ has indicated that many of the rules governing the conduct of members will be eliminated.
Cardinal...
Philippines: groups prod government on inquiry into priest's killing
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 27, 2011 at 1:11 pm More than 50 civic and religious organizations in the province of Mindanao have appealed to President Benigno Aquino of the Philippines to accelerate a probe into the murder of a...
Vatican opens special exhibit on Gaudi, Sagrada Familia
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 27, 2011 at 1:11 pm The Vatican has unveiled an exhibit on the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona and the spirituality of its achitect, Antonio Gaudi.
As he opened the exhibit--which will be on...
Look into causes of poverty, Pope urges Caritas
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 27, 2011 at 1:11 pm The duties of Christian charity cannot be delegated, Pope Benedict XVI said on November in an address to leaders of the Italian Caritas agency, which is celebrating its 40th ...
Human nature always asks the question about God, Pope says
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 27, 2011 at 1:11 pm Speaking on November 25 to the members of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, Pope Benedict XVI said that the Church must meet the challenge of proclaiming God's existence to an...
American priest to become papal nuncio in Ireland?
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 27, 2011 at 1:11 pm Pope Benedict XVI will soon name an American priest--his former aide at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith--as apostolic nuncio to Ireland, according to reports in...
Encounter with Bl. Mother Teresa transforms woman's life
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 27, 2011 at 1:11 pm New Orleans, La., Nov 27, 2011 / 01:10 pm (CNA).- Love is patient. Love is kind. Familiar words to anyone who has attended a Catholic wedding Mass. Susan Conroy witnessed these...
Creation is not man's property, Pope teaches as Advent begins
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 27, 2011 at 1:11 pm Vatican City, Nov 27, 2011 / 12:10 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Advent offers a chance to remember that all things belong to God, Pope Benedict XVI told pilgrims in his Angelus address on...
St. Francis Xavier's missionary zeal remembered Dec. 3
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 27, 2011 at 1:11 pm Denver, Colo., Nov 27, 2011 / 07:54 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Dec. 3 the Roman Catholic Church honors St. Francis Xavier, one of the first Jesuits who went on to evangelize vast...
Senior bishops predict great results from new Mass translation
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 27, 2011 at 1:11 pm Rome, Italy, Nov 26, 2011 / 07:24 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- As English-speaking Catholic parishes begin using the new translation of the Mass on the first Sunday of Advent, leading...
Archbishop Chaput praises new review board members' expertise
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 27, 2011 at 1:11 pm Philadelphia, Pa., Nov 26, 2011 / 06:22 pm (CNA).- Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput spoke highly of seven new members of the archdiocesan review board that makes...
Do not lose your public voice, Pope tells US bishops
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 27, 2011 at 1:11 pm Vatican City, Nov 26, 2011 / 02:56 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI has told bishops of the United States not to be silenced by those who seek to muzzle Catholicism in...
