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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Give me thy grace, good Lord: To set the world at nought
On the Z-Cam in the Sabine Chapel, I have an audio loop playing 24/7. Right now one of the sections in the loop features a famous prayer for detachment by St. Thomas More, whose feast is celebrated today. With a … Read More
Italian H.S. graduation exam includes Seneca in Latin
The "maturità" exams (state exams) have been underway for 18-19 year olds graduating from the liceo (more or less high-school). In the interdisciplinary exams for the Liceo Classico, the kids had a piece of Seneca from De beneficiis 6.3 to … Read More
L’Occidentale: Why Pope Benedict would want to derestrict the “Tridentine” Mass
In the interesting Italian newssite L’Occidentale there is a piece by Pietro de Marco about why Pope Benedict XVI would want to derestrict the older form of Mass. It is as if this fellow had been reading my articles. Actually, … Read More
YEEECH
I having been getting feedback about my comments (here and here) about H.E., Bishop Traumant, "The Chair", and his inimical attitude toward the Holy See’s translation norms in Liturgiam authenticam. Since His Excellency thinks "John and Mary Catholic" are not … Read More
The Zen of President Bush
This is a really interesting story in the WaPo about President bush and one of WDTPRS’s favorite cardinals, H.E. Joseph Card. Zen Ze-Kiun. Biretta tip to Argent o{]:¬) A Chinese Cardinal Meets the Real Bush By Robert D. Novak Thursday, … Read More
Well… maybe Bp. Trautman is right after all
His Excellency the Bishop of Erie, Most Reverend Donald W. Trautman is an enemy of the Holy See’s translation norms. He is energetic in recruiting people to reject the Holy See’s norms. His basic problem with the norms is that … Read More
His Excellency Bishop Trautman’s article in America
His Excellency Donald W. Trautman, the Erie bishop in Pennsylvania, Chairone of the Bishops Committee on Liturgy, and general enemy of the Holy See’s norms for liturgical translation had an article in that bastion of liturgical wisdom America magazine. I … Read More
At the LA Cathedral, a gathering of “dogs of all faiths”
Gather Faithfully Together at the Yellow Armadillo, The Rog Mahal, yes, the L.A. Cathedral. Biretta tip to my friend Diogenes. o{]:¬) When I was in S. California some years back a friend took me to see the Cathedral, but before … Read More
Another amazing translation call in a Holy See document, or, “Who did this translation? babelfish?”
I am not making this up. The Holy See’s new document Guidelines for the pastoral care of the road from the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People and its president Renato Raffaele Cardinal Martino. After … Read More
Bp. Serratelli steps up
His Excellency Arthur J. Serratelli, Bishop of Patterson (NJ) since 2004 has begun a series of articles on the sense of the sacred. I tip my biretta in his direction for this good initiative. o{]:¬) Here is an excerpt from … Read More
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