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Daily Archives: 18 October 2011
Eleven More Rehearsals To Go
My friend Tim Read did an excellent job with the poster, don’t you think? Hard to believe we have only eleven rehearsals left. Am I getting nervous? Not really. We ran most of Act I and the first three songs … Continue reading
Posted in Tobit, Todd's music
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Spinning Assisi
And I don’t mean very bright celestial objects turning silver and rotating overhead. The Vatican is trying like heck to pacify the Temple Police (some of whom are ready to excommunicate the last pope) and you have to love this … Continue reading
Posted in Church News, Politics, spirituality
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The Armchair Liturgist Considers Sing-Along Priests
I had a chat today with our associate pastor. He reported that at a diocesan workshop, the clergy were discouraged from singing the Mystery of Faith with the people. That got me thinking about the rubrics in the Order of … Continue reading
Posted in The Armchair Liturgist
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GIRM 4: Ministerial Priesthood
Two sections discuss the priesthood. Tomorrow in GIRM 5, the priesthood of the baptized. But today, that of the clergy: 4. In truth, the nature of the ministerial Priesthood proper to the Bishop and the Priest, who offer the Sacrifice … Continue reading
Posted in GIRM, post-conciliar liturgy documents
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GDC 34: “The missionary mandate of Jesus”
Starting today, we dive into the heart of the General Directory for Catechesis. Part One, “Catechesis in the Church’s mission of evangelization,” covers numbered sections 34 through 91 in three chapters. This Scripture-heavy section introduces the response to the first … Continue reading
Catholic Sensibility 