Bishop Morlino to Catechumens: This isn’t the Religion of our Time, It’s a Battleship
At the Rite of Election on the First Sunday of Lent (Feb 17, 2013), Bishop Morlino spoke openly to the catechumens who will be joining the church this Easter. He told them that the church is not a place for those who want to feel good. It’s not a place for those who want to [...]
Pope Benedict Speaking out in his Last Days
Pope Benedict on liturgical translation (with Aristotle’s commentary, not mine): The Council also pondered the principles of the intelligibility of the Liturgy—instead of being locked up in an unknown language, which was no longer spoken—and active participation. “Unfortunately”—he said—”these principles were also poorly understood.” In fact, intelligibility does not mean “banalizing” because the great texts of the liturgy—even [...]
