Daily Archives: 8 November 2021

More 70s Thoughts On Psalms

A social media contact made some inquiries some weeks ago about a well-known liturgical song, asking me my sense of it being a flashpoint between various musical camps in the Church. I think it’s a one-sided controversy, if that. I … Continue reading

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CDWDS Decree on Magnum Principium 26-27: One Language, Many Countries

What happens when a language is spoken in many different nations? The CDWDS aims for commonality: 26. When a language is spoken in several countries, without a doubt it is desirable to adopt the same translation, especially for important liturgical … Continue reading

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Reconciliatio et Paenitentia 16: Personal Sin and Social Sin, Part 5: People, Not Situations

Let’s complete our look at Personal Sin and Social Sin with our guide and teacher, Pope John Paul II. Having said this in the clearest and most unequivocal way, one must add at once that there is one meaning sometimes given to … Continue reading

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