One of the most controversial points of the new English Mass translation is the Nicene Creed. Not just the “consubstantial” but more especially the “For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven.” The translation acts as if it is a formal equivalent translation – where the same word in Latin is
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Above: Fr. Matthew Kelty, a monk of the Abbey of Gethsemani in which Thomas Merton was a monk, reads the prayer of Thomas Merton found in Thoughts In Solitude THE ROAD AHEAD My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know
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This is the sixth in a series attempting to nuance the statement, “The Bible says…” I encourage you to read the story so far: Textual Criticism The Septuagint (LXX) Hebrew vowel pointing The canon Translation There’s also been a related post, “the pope says…” Continuity problems If a person says, “The Bible says David killed
I opened the most recent Anglican Taonga, the official magazine of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The first article was dominated by a photo of what looked to me to be a priest with the stole crooked. The photo was large and clear (13x18cm; 5x7inch). My first thought was, couldn’t someone
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Textweek resources Scripture readings • collect/opening prayer reflection Advent 3 December 12 and week following [NZPB & Common Worship CofE] • collect/opening prayer reflection Advent 3 December 12 and week following [BCP TEC USA] Collect/opening prayer from the RC “Received Text”: O God, who see how your people faithfully await the feast of the Lord’s
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Symmetry in the sanctuary I have tended to take care not to focus excessively on the Anglican Communion Crisis. It has clearly become important, however, that this pre-eminent liturgy blog outlines the issues and informs readers about what has been highlighted by Fr. Montgomery as being what is primarily wrong with the Anglican Communion today:
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Hanukkah (Chanukah) this year is celebrated December 1 – 9. Hanukkah marks the rededication of the Second Temple after its desecration by Antiochus IV Epiphanes, King of Syria. When the Maccabees won in the battle against the Seleucid Empire there was only enough consecrated olive oil to fuel the eternal flame in the Temple for
The Bible Through the Seasons: A Three-Year Journey with the Bible by Nicholas Connolly 472 pages (iUniverse, Inc. March 20, 2007) How do you read the whole Bible systematically and prayerfully? How do you not loose energy for your reading when you hit page after page of Iron Age health regulations and butchering instructions? How
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