Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Losing interest (A33O)

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or, "Use your talents, but not because of this parable." The contentious chapters of Matthew between the entry into Jerusalem a...
Tuesday, November 4, 2014

How lovely is your dwelling place (Dedication of Lateran Basilica)

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You know, don't you, that the readings for this weekend in the Lector Workbook, and the liturgy prep websites like liturgyhelp.com, and ...
Thursday, October 30, 2014

The end of Year A (from Hosanna! magazine, 1993)

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              "Lestat," she said, "it is the larger scheme which means nothing...It is the small act which means all...There...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014

From death into life (Commemoration of All Souls)

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We celebrate the Commemoration of All Souls on Sunday this year, a rare treat for us. Most Catholics attend funerals fairly rarely (I guess ...
Monday, October 27, 2014

"You shall not oppress an alien" (A30O)

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Sometimes, scripture is just so fresh that it seems ripped out of the newspaper. I sometimes tell the story, when we’re doing a concert, abo...
Thursday, October 23, 2014

Triaging the Translation Wars

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(This article was originally written for Pastoral Music , written in November 2009. I forgot which issue, but let's say early 2010!) ...
Wednesday, October 22, 2014

The second is like it (A30O)

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This love-your-enemies business is not easy at all. Especially in the last weeks of a political campaign, even in this midterm year. It'...