Archive of entries posted on 30th September 2011

More on the New Translations of the Third Roman Missal

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Here’s my article on the new translations of the Roman Missal for October 2nd. Appreciating the New Translations After the opening prayer, we begin the Liturgy of the Word.  Nothing is changing in the readings or the homily (except with your spirit).  The next change will be in the Creed.  The most visible is that …

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Is There a Problem With Saying “God Bless You”?

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Did you see the story about the teacher who disciplined his students for saying “God Bless You”?  I read the story on MSNBC at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44722587/ns/us_news-weird_news/. The teacher said he believed the students were being disruptive to the class by saying “God Bless You” when students would sneeze.  The story says the students were sneezing “dramatically.”  …

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