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The "sign of peace" during Mass in the Ordinary Form...
- I dread it as it approaches and think of ways to avoid it. (36%, 9,555 Votes)
- I tolerate it. (35%, 9,195 Votes)
- I hate it so much I won't go to Mass where it is done. (12%, 3,205 Votes)
- I like it and am happy to do it. (11%, 2,955 Votes)
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Should the Bishops of the USA have us return to obligatory meatless Fridays during the whole year and not just during Lent?
- Yes, and I think this is very important. (81%, 15,546 Votes)
- Yes, I guess so. (9%, 1,716 Votes)
- No, I hesitate about such a move. (5%, 900 Votes)
- No, this would be a really bad idea. (3%, 511 Votes)
- I don't care. (2%, 431 Votes)
- What's penance? (1%, 152 Votes)
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Monthly Archives: May 2006
CDWDS to USCCB… Come in, USCCB… Come in….
A letter of His Eminence Francis Card. Arinze to His Excellency Bishop Skylstad. My emphasis: 2 May 2006 The Most Reverend William Skylstad Bishop of Spokane President, United States Conference of Catholic BishopsProt. n. 499/06/L Your Excellency, With reference to … Read More
An ecclesiastical obiter
By way of an obiter dictum it occurred to me opportune to make an observation about some ecclesiastical appointments I heard about recently. Every once in a while a sequence of moves gives me the sense that something is "up", … Read More
From the year the City was pickled.. er um…. founded
In the grand Church of St. Augustine here in Roma, the attentive visitor will notice and read the inscription on the tomb of Onofrio Panvinio (1529 Verona – 1568 Palermo), Augustinian and scholar, admire (?) his countenance, and say a … Read More
Saturday of the 5th Week of Easter
EXCERPT:
Do you see the connection to Thursday’s and Friday’s prayer? Thursday we also had justification language and yesterday we had in aptari the concept of being made fit, or suitable, or disposed for something. Latin capax in the first place concerns the physical volume of something, but by extension it is “capacious, susceptible, capable of, good, able, apt, fit forâ€Â. Here, capax has to do with the ability to receive something. In juridical language capax applies to the ability to inherit. Keep in mind that we are, in Christ, made by spiritual adoption co-heirs. In Christian texts capax comes to mean “capable†or “disposed†to receive spiritual realities, such as the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, or sacraments. Even today capax is used when conferring a sacrament provisionally on someone. For example, if a priest does not know for sure if a person has been validly baptized, he will confer the sacrament provisionally by saying, “si capax es, ego te baptizo… if you are capable (of receiving the sacrament) I baptize you…â€Â. Read More
A funeral which was just plain normal
I attended today the funeral of H.E. Mons. Raffaello Funghini (R.I.P!), who had been the Dean of the Rota here in Roma, and with whom I lived. He worked in the ambient of the Church’s juridical arm for nearly 50 … Read More
Translation of the decision about Founder of Legionaries of Christ
Communication of the Holy See Press Office In reference to the news in circulation about the person of the Founder of the Legionaries of Christ, Rev. Fr. Marciel Maciel Degollado, the Holy See Press Office communicates the following: From 1998 … Read More
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Examining the draft translation of the GIRM
I found an interesting site. Someone took the time to examine carefully the draft translation of the GIRM way back when. Perpend: Observations on the English Language Study Translation of the Institutio Generalis Missalis Romani July 2000 [hereinafter IGMR2000] by … Read More
Friday in the 5th Week of Easter
EXCERPT:
Holy Mass is a great source of strength for everything else which we do in the course of our (hopefully) busy lives. Being properly disposed at Holy Mass is the key. There is physical disposition (observing the Eucharistic fast, being suitably dressed, etc.) and spiritual disposition (being in the state of grace, paying attention, etc.). The impact of Holy Mass resounds through the rest of our week, or day in the case of you daily Mass participants. Read More
More fireworks shots
I don’t think I posted this one earlier. Enjoy! I think I might have the best place in Rome to watch the fireworks when they are near San Pietro. As a matter of fact, folks have come to sit in my bathroom for the view! Read More
Another Roman Sunset
You’ve seen them before… shots of Roman evenings and sunsets. I guess I just can’t help myself. You can see the swallows swooping around as they love to do in the mornings and evenings.
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