Change

Do you like change?  Or would you rather everything stay the same?  There are people who are always looking for something new and different.  On the other side, there are people who resist any change (“if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it). Today, I visited the fifth grade classes at Holy Family Elementary School  and we …

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The New Roman Missal

The English translations of the new Roman Missal have finally been approved (see “Vatican confirms new version of Missal, Catholic News Service, April 30, 2010.). It has been a long time coming.  The Latin edition had been approved several years ago but it has taken much effort to complete the English translation. Of course, there …

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May 1 – Joseph the Worker

Today, May 1st, marks the Feast of the Joseph the Worker.  The second reading from today’s Office of Readings in the Liturgy of the Hours includes text from Gaudium Et Spes: The Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World from the Second Vatican Council, paragraphs 33-34 (please note that the link provided here …

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