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- I dread it as it approaches and think of ways to avoid it. (36%, 9,555 Votes)
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Monthly Archives: January 2006
Vatican balancing act
No, this is not a reunion of former ICEL translators… Read More
A decent translation of the Pope’s remarks
In this encyclical, I would like to show this concept of love in its different dimensions. Today, in the terminology we know, “love†often seems quite far from what a Christian in thinking if he speaks about “charityâ€Â. For my part, I would like to show that it concerns one unique impulse with different dimensions. Read More
Alito and the Catholics
EXCERPT:In truth, for the Democrats, Catholics are more than welcome. It’s Catholicism that’s right out the window. Read More
Benedict XVI on Vatican II announces date of 1st encyclical
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“My first encyclical will be published on 25 January” Read More
David, Goliath, and the milk of charity
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Armed with these, armed with grace, and thus depending not upon himself but upon his Lord, he went out against the proud Goliath, who was boasting and presuming upon his own powers. Read More
“Versus Populumâ€Â
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They have lied in the chapel and schoolhall.
They have practiced a terrible fraud.
For the priests have not turned to the people:
They instead turned their backs on their God. Read More
I suppose now we will need a “Zheng He Day” too
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“This chart is drawn by Mo Yi Tong, a subject of the Qing Dynasty, in the year of Qianlong (1763), by imitating a world chart of 1418 (Ming Dynasty).” Read More
Roll Clouds
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There is a wonderful site called Astronomy Pic of the Day. On 17 January there is a wonderful photo of a roll cloud. I shot a photo of what I think must have been a roll cloud some time ago, rolling toward St. Peter’s Basilica. You decide. Read More
17 January: S. Antonio Abate
St. Anthony Abbot – Metropolitan Museum of Art Once upon a time in Velletri, the main city of of the Suburbicarian Diocese of Velletri-Segni, at the Church of St. Anthony the Abbot, I did on this day stand outside the … Read More
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: Collect (2)
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Is it possible that the guitar strumming and all those kumbayas of the 1960’s affected the ICEL translators choice of words? I suppose we could all stand outside the headquarters of the USCCB and sing, “All we are saying, is give Latin a chance!†while swaying back and forth holding our lighters in the air.
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