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Too Many Translation Tensions?
The new missal translations bring our prayers in line with those of Catholics the world over. We sing better with one voice.
By Kathy Schiffer, November 02, 2011
I attended a workshop recently led by a Benedictine priest, a great writer and speaker. His message was good, and there was much to take away. Just one thing bothered me: He complained loudly about the Church.
Let me put it in context. He's a priest. That is, he is ordained, consecrated to the service of Holy Mother Church and dedicated to the people of God. But rather than helping to build the Body of Christ, he tears it down by criticizing and belittling and griping about something so small as a pronoun. You see, he doesn't like the idea of a "new translation" (sigh). "Here's an example," he says, "of what we have to look forward to. Instead of saying 'We believe' in the Creed, as we do now, we'll have to say 'I believe.'"
"That's it?" I wondered. "That's the issue that's so important that you need to cast a pall over this gathering, undercut your own message, and show us that Pride is victorious over Obedience?"
Too Many Translation Tensions?
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
It's Not a New Mass. It's a New Translation
Some of the most recognizable tenets of Vatican II were the changes in the celebration of the Mass. At the core of those changes was the call for dynamic participation in the Mass on the part of the laity. That same call applies as we face the changes in the New Missal. Yet, it is important to remember that the New Missal does not present a new rite for the Mass, rather, an updating of the English translation following the new official Latin translation promulgated several years ago.
It's Not a New Mass. It's a New Translation
It's Not a New Mass. It's a New Translation
what the new translation taught me… | The Crescat
what the new translation taught me…
Posted on November 27, 2011 by The Crescat
… After the congregation stumbled through the mass last night, myself included, with a few “and also with your spirit” responses it became obvious that I wasn’t paying hard enough attention to the mass itself. I wasn’t truly present, just merely on auto-pilot.
what the new translation taught me… | The Crescat:
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Posted on November 27, 2011 by The Crescat
… After the congregation stumbled through the mass last night, myself included, with a few “and also with your spirit” responses it became obvious that I wasn’t paying hard enough attention to the mass itself. I wasn’t truly present, just merely on auto-pilot.
what the new translation taught me… | The Crescat:
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Lost (and Found) in Translation | Black, White and Gray
Lost (and Found) in Translation | Black, White and Gray: "Lost (and Found) in Translation
Posted on November 28, 2011 by Mark Regnerus
Yesterday was an unusual Sunday for American Catholics, and reinforces the distinctive nature of worship in Catholic and Protestant Christianity. It was the long-anticipated introduction of the “new” Mass translation. It is, of course, a bit humorous to talk about “new” anything when referring to Catholic worship forms, but yesterday was a bona fide beginning as the 3rd edition of the Mass translation into English rolled out for mandatory use. Since the worldwide official language of the Mass is written down, in Latin, this is a big deal—bigger for priests than for parishioners, because the former have more speaking parts than the latter."
Lost (and Found) in Translation | Black, White and Gray:
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Posted on November 28, 2011 by Mark Regnerus
Yesterday was an unusual Sunday for American Catholics, and reinforces the distinctive nature of worship in Catholic and Protestant Christianity. It was the long-anticipated introduction of the “new” Mass translation. It is, of course, a bit humorous to talk about “new” anything when referring to Catholic worship forms, but yesterday was a bona fide beginning as the 3rd edition of the Mass translation into English rolled out for mandatory use. Since the worldwide official language of the Mass is written down, in Latin, this is a big deal—bigger for priests than for parishioners, because the former have more speaking parts than the latter."
Lost (and Found) in Translation | Black, White and Gray:
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Catholic principal fired after promoting pro-life witness | LifeSiteNews.com
Many people may decry the lack of government financial support for parochial schools here in this country but I am ceaselessly grateful for it. This is an example of just what compromises on moral principle dependence on government largess can cause. Abortion, as politically volatile as the subject can be, is not a political issue for Catholics, it is a moral absolute. However, because the school is so heavily dependent on the government financially the diocese feels compelled to compromise where no compromise should ever be contemplated. That is indeed tragic.
Catholic principal fired after promoting pro-life witness | LifeSiteNews.com
Catholic principal fired after promoting pro-life witness | LifeSiteNews.com
US House questions decision to cut bishops' human trafficking funds :: EWTN News
From EWTN/CNA:
The U.S. House of Representatives opened an investigative hearing on Dec. 1 into whether or not the Department of Health and Human Services was justified in denying grants to the U.S. bishop's human trafficking fund.
George Sheldon, acting assistant secretary for the department’s Administration for Children and Families, testified today that the department funded groups who “could best meet the needs of human trafficking victims” which did not include the U.S. bishops.
Sheldon said that the administration found all the organizations “equally” qualified and decided that the awards would go to the groups that would offer referrals for “family planning services” and “the full range of legally permissible gynecological and obstetric care.”
Read more:http://www.ewtnnews.com/catholic-news/US.php?id=4482#ixzz1fL5zSggc
US House questions decision to cut bishops' human trafficking funds :: EWTN News
The U.S. House of Representatives opened an investigative hearing on Dec. 1 into whether or not the Department of Health and Human Services was justified in denying grants to the U.S. bishop's human trafficking fund.
George Sheldon, acting assistant secretary for the department’s Administration for Children and Families, testified today that the department funded groups who “could best meet the needs of human trafficking victims” which did not include the U.S. bishops.
Sheldon said that the administration found all the organizations “equally” qualified and decided that the awards would go to the groups that would offer referrals for “family planning services” and “the full range of legally permissible gynecological and obstetric care.”
Read more:http://www.ewtnnews.com/catholic-news/US.php?id=4482#ixzz1fL5zSggc
US House questions decision to cut bishops' human trafficking funds :: EWTN News
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