Translating the Liturgy
Pope Francis’ new document on the liturgy, Magnum Principium, might make a rather minimal change in canon law, but it has historical significance and ramifications.
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Editorials 2017
Bishops Church Pope Francis
Healthy Decentralisation, Not Fragmentation: Church Unity Around the Globe
Pope Francis talks about the need for a “healthy decentralisation” in the Catholic Church, but how that should look and work has been a topic of debate since the Second Vatican Council.
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Bible Church History Church Teaching Shackleton
Our Knowledge of the Bible
The Bible has never been neglected by the Catholic Church. This is because both the Old Testament and the New have only one core, one point of reference, and that is Jesus Christ.
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Church Liturgy Raymond Perrier
The Church’s Language Problem
In so many areas of our lives, we have overcome our prejudices to exercise gender sensitivity in language.
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God Scripture Shackleton
Why does God Bless Some but Not Others?
Does God favour some and not others – like Cain and Abel? Why do some people have a happy life,
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Christian Living Rowland
What is Humility Really All About?
What is humility really all about? I ask the question on the occasion of Divine Mercy Sunday and also in
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Church Theology
Professor teaches Twitter course on St Augustine’s ‘City of God’
Students in professor Chad Pecknold’s newest class come from Canada, Uruguay, France, Germany, England, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, and all
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God & Salvation Mercy & Forgiveness
How to Understand Mercy
The Year of Mercy is over, but our faith’s demand for it is not. But what exactly are we to
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Mary
Why Mary Had to be Born Without Sin
The figure of Mary, the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus of Nazareth, continues to provoke controversy and
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Church Liturgy Mass
Our Missal is Hard on the Ear!
Sarah-Leah Pimental -I refer to Fr. Chris Townsend’s column of 6 June “Let’s Look at the New Missal Translation –
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