Daily Archives: 4 September 2021

Bread Of Life Songs: All Who Hunger

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MR Prefaces: The Most Holy Eucharist II

Let’s discuss the second preface for the Eucharist. The reference in the Roman Missal is number 61 in the Order of Mass, about a third of the way through the US edition. This is one of the longer texts of … Continue reading

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Reasons

Sometimes people aspire to do the right thing, but go about it in the wrong way. Abortion, for example. Even many pro-choice people would agree that the optimal number of elective abortions is zero. No more abusive fathers, friends-of-family, boyfriends, … Continue reading

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The Next Liturgy of the Hours Translation

I stumbled on an interview with Fr. Andrew Menke, who is the executive director of the Office for Divine Worship with the USCCB. For the third wave of English translations of the liturgy, the Hours project is coming to a … Continue reading

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Fratelli Tutti 267: Authorities That Kill Outside The Law

The key question today: is there a way to guarantee the safety of citizens without killing criminals. In most cases the answer is yes.  267. Here I would stress that “it is impossible to imagine that states today have no … Continue reading

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